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How to Say ‘Are you having a party?’ in French

Tu fais une fête ?

too feh ewn fet

[too feh ewn fet]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses faire "to do/make" for having a party: faire une fête. The noun fête means both "party" and "celebration."

Phrase Breakdown

Tu fais

too feh

Are you having

'Faire une fête' means 'to throw a party'. 'Fais' sounds like 'fè'.

Example

Tu fais quoi ?

What are you doing?

Words in this phrase

[too]

you (informal singular)

Informal subject pronoun “you”. Used with friends; common when discussing tastes in anime.

Example

Tu aimes les shōnen ?

Do you like shōnen?

fais

[feh]

do / make

Form of 'faire' used with 'je'; often means 'I do' or 'I make'.

Example

Je Fais une remarque parce que le prix me semble trop élevé.

I am making a remark because the price seems too high to me.

une fête ?

ewn fet

a party?

Raise your voice at the end to ask the question.

Example

C'est une belle fête.

It's a nice party.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a / an

A feminine singular indefinite article, used before feminine nouns like "matinée."

Example

Une belle matinée commence bien.

A beautiful morning starts well.

fête

[fet]

party

A celebration or party; feminine noun.

Example

La fête commence à huit heures.

The party starts at eight o'clock.

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