How to Say "Personally" in French

personnellement

/pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃/

The French word for personally is personnellement.

The adverb is used to indicate that something concerns oneself.

Meaning: concerning oneself (adv)

How do you pronounce it?

The word has four syllables and is pronounced /pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃/.

While English speakers often use 'personally' to start a sentence like 'Personally, I think…', French speakers frequently prefer using the phrase en ce qui me concerne to achieve the same effect.
The suffix -ment used to create personnellement is a descendant of the Latin word 'mentem', meaning 'mind'.
The word personnellement is built from the adjective personnel, which in French often carries a stronger connotation of 'staff' or 'employees' than the English word 'personal'.

Je le connais personnellement.
I know him personally.
This sentence is useful for expressing that you know someone personally using personnellement.
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Le connais-tu personnellement ?
Do you know him personally?
This sentence is useful for asking if someone knows another person personally using personnellement.
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Je connais Tom personnellement.
I know Tom personally.
This sentence is useful for expressing that you know a specific person personally using personnellement.
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Personnellement, je pense que cette approche est la bonne.
Personally, I think this approach is the right one.
Pour ma part, je soutiens entièrement cette initiative.
Personally, I fully support this initiative.
Quant à moi, je crois fermement en cette proposition.
Personally, I firmly believe in this proposal.
Moi, personnellement, j'adore le cinéma français.
Personally, I absolutely love French cinema.
Pour ma part, hein, je trouve ça génial.
Personally, you know, I think it's awesome.
De mon côté, j'ai vraiment apprécié ce concert.
Personally, I really enjoyed that concert.
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Nathan and Léa are discussing their opinions on a new restaurant.

Nathan

Que penses-tu de ce nouveau restaurant ?
What do you think of this new restaurant?
Léa

Personnellement, je trouve la nourriture excellente.
Personally, I find the food excellent.
Nathan

Vraiment ? Moi, je n'ai pas aimé.
Really? I didn't like it.
Léa

C'est ton droit, Nathan.
That is your right, Nathan.

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