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How to Say ‘Have you lived here long?’ in French

Vous habitez ici depuis longtemps ?

voo ah-bee-tay ee-see duh-PWEE lohn-tahn

[voo ah-bee-tay ee-see duh-PWEE lohn-tahn]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses the present tense with depuis where English says "have lived". So J'habite ici depuis un an means "I've lived here for a year".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous habitez ici

voo ah-bee-tay ee-see

You live here

Link 'vous' and 'habitez' with a 'z' sound: 'voo-za-bee-TAY ee-SEE'.

Example

Vous habitez ici avec votre famille ?

Do you live here with your family?

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?

habitez

[ah-bee-tay]

live

From the verb "habiter," meaning to live somewhere.

Example

Vous habitez près de l'école ?

Do you live near the school?

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

depuis longtemps ?

duh-PWEE lohn-tahn

for a long time?

'Depuis' means 'since' or 'for'. Say 'duh-PWEE lohn-TAHN'; the 'ps' at the end is silent.

Example

Tu travailles ici depuis longtemps ?

Have you worked here for a long time?

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

for / since

Used to talk about duration starting in the past and continuing to now.

Example

Je peux ajouter « depuis longtemps » après une question sur le travail.

I can add “for a long time” after a question about work.

longtemps

[lohn-tahn]

a long time

A time expression meaning a long time.

Example

Je le connais depuis longtemps.

I have known him for a long time.

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