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How to Say ‘Do you have children?’ in French

Vous avez des enfants ?

voo ah-vay day ahn-fahn

[voo ah-vay day ahn-fahn]

💬 Usage Tip: French needs des "some" here, where English just says "children". The s of des links into enfants: (day-zahn-fahn).

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez

voo ah-vay

You have

The polite 'you' with the verb 'avoir'. The 's' links to the vowel: 'voo-za-VAY'.

Example

Vous avez un chat ?

Do you have a cat?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

avez

[ah-vay]

have

A form of avoir used with vous.

Example

Vous avez avez une pièce d'identité ?

Do you have an ID?

des enfants ?

day ahn-fahn

(any) children?

'Des' links to 'enfants' with a 'z' sound: 'day-zahn-FAHN'. Raise your voice at the end for a question.

Example

Il y a des enfants ici.

There are children here.

Words in this phrase

des

[day]

some / any

A plural indefinite article used before plural nouns.

Example

Des bagages lourds coûtent parfois plus cher.

Some heavy bags sometimes cost more.

enfants

[ahn-fahn]

children

Plural noun meaning kids or children.

Example

Les enfants attendent calmement près de la porte.

The children are waiting calmly near the gate.

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