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1. J'espère que oui
J'espère que oui literally means “I hope yes”. In English, the intended equivalent meaning is “I hope so”.
2. Je l'espère
Another way to say “I hope so” is je l'espère, which is the contracted form of je le espère or je la espère. This phrase literally means, “I hope for that (to happen)”.
3. J'espère bien
This phrase is not quite as easily translatable into English, but people also do use j'espère bien to mean “I hope so”.
4. Je l'espère bien
Finally, you can also use je l'espère bien, which is essentially a combination of je l'espère and j'espère bien.