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How to Say ‘Do you come here often?’ in French

Vous venez souvent ici ?

voo veh-neh soo-VAHN ee-see

[voo veh-neh soo-VAHN ee-see]

🇫🇷 In France: French people know this line as a pickup cliché too. Said with a smile, it can break the ice precisely because it's corny.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous venez

voo veh-neh

You come

This is the polite 'vous' form of 'venir' (to come). The final 'z' is silent.

Example

Vous venez avec nous ?

Are you coming with us?

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?

venez

[veh-neh]

Come

To move towards or arrive at a place.

Example

Venez ici, s'il vous plaît.

Come here, please.

souvent ici ?

soo-VAHN ee-see

often here?

'Souvent' means often. Its final 't' is usually linked to 'ici': 'sou-van-ti-ci'.

Example

Je viens souvent ici.

I come here often.

Words in this phrase

souvent

[soo-VAHN]

often

Adverb meaning frequently, many times.

Example

Je vais souvent au cinéma.

I often go to the cinema.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

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