How to Say ‘We have’ in French
Nous avons
noo ah-vohn
[noo ah-vohn]
💬 Usage Tip: In [nous avons], the final [s] of [nous] links into the next word, so it sounds like (noo-zah-von). You hear that same join in many common phrases: [nous avons], [vous avez], [les enfants].
Phrase Breakdown
Nous
[noo]
we
The subject pronoun for a group including the speaker.
Pour notre voyage, Nous avons tous les documents.
For our trip, we have all the documents.
avons
[ah-vohn]
have
A form of the verb avoir, used to say what someone possesses or has.
À l'enregistrement, nous avons avons nos billets prêts.
At check-in, we have our tickets ready.
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