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How to Say ‘The rest of the time, we're in the office.’ in French

Le reste, on est au bureau.

luh REST on ehst oh bew-ROH

[luh REST on ehst oh bew-ROH]

Phrase Breakdown

Le reste,

luh REST

The rest (of the time),

Short for 'the rest of the week'. Say 'luh rest', then pause.

Example

Le reste, c'est pour toi.

The rest is for you.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

reste

[REST]

rest (remainder)

A noun meaning what is left; here 'the rest of the time'.

Example

Le reste de la semaine, je suis libre.

The rest of the week, I'm free.

on est au bureau.

on ehst oh bew-ROH

we're at the office.

Link the words smoothly: 'on-nay-to-bu-ro'.

Example

Lundi, on est au bureau.

On Monday, we're at the office.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

est

[ehst]

are

Indicates a state of being or conditions.

Example

Nous sommes à l'école.

We are at school.

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

bureau

[bew-ROH]

office

The workplace or office.

Example

Je suis nouveau au bureau depuis lundi.

I am new at the office since Monday.

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