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How to Say ‘I'm going to work.’ in French

Je vais au boulot.

zhuh vay oh boo-LOH

[zhuh vay oh boo-LOH]

💬 Usage Tip: À and le always merge into au, so you would never say à le boulot. The same pattern gives you au resto "to the restaurant".

Phrase Breakdown

Je vais

zhuh vay

I'm going

From the verb 'aller' (to go). Pronounced 'zhuh vay'.

Example

Je vais au cinéma.

I'm going to the movies.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vais

[vay]

am going

From the verb aller; with another verb, it often means 'going to' do something soon.

Example

Je vais décrire l’image devant le jury.

I am going to describe the image in front of the jury.

au boulot.

oh boo-LOH

to work.

'Boulot' is informal for 'work' or 'job'. 'Au' sounds like 'oh': 'oh boo-loh'.

Example

Il est parti au boulot.

He left for work.

Words in this phrase

au

[oh]

to the

A contraction of à + le, often used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Je parle au jury avec confiance.

I speak to the jury with confidence.

boulot

[boo-LOH]

work, job

Informal word for work or a job.

Example

J'ai trouvé un boulot.

I found a job.

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