How to Say ‘Yes, I have it.’ in French
Oui, je l'ai.
wee zhuh l ay
[wee zhuh l ay]
💬 Usage Tip: [L'] in [je l'ai] stands for [le] or [la] and cannot stand alone; it must attach to the verb. In speech, [je l'ai] runs together tightly, roughly (zhuh lay).
Phrase Breakdown
Oui
[wee]
yes
Used to confirm something positively.
Oui, tout est prêt pour embarquer.
Yes, everything is ready for boarding.
je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for the speaker.
Je voyage léger aujourd'hui.
I am traveling light today.
l'
[l]
it
Direct object pronoun replacing a thing already mentioned, like 'passeport'.
Je l' ai dans mon sac.
I have it in my bag.
ai
[ay]
have
Form of 'avoir' with 'je'; in 'je l'ai' it means 'I have it'.
Ai est la forme du verbe dans « je l'ai ».
'Ai' is the verb form in 'je l'ai'.
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