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How to Say ‘Your garden is really beautiful!’ in French

Votre jardin est vraiment magnifique !

vot-ruh jar-dan eh vray-mahn mah-nyee-FEEK

[vot-ruh jar-dan eh vray-mahn mah-nyee-FEEK]

💬 Usage Tip: Votre is the polite "your" that goes with vous. Swap the noun to reuse it: Votre maison est vraiment magnifique ! "Your house is really beautiful!"

🇫🇷 In France: Using vous with your partner's mother is the safe default until she invites you to say tu. Praising her home or garden is a warm, welcome compliment.

Phrase Breakdown

Votre jardin

vot-ruh jar-dan

Your garden

'Votre' is the polite 'your' and sounds like 'votr'. 'Jardin' is 'zhar-dan', with a nasal ending.

Example

Votre jardin est grand.

Your garden is big.

Words in this phrase

Votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

jardin

[jar-dan]

Garden

A piece of land next to or around a house where flowers and trees are grown.

Example

Le Jardin est en plein Paris.

The Garden is in the middle of Paris.

est vraiment magnifique !

eh vray-mahn mah-nyee-FEEK

is really magnificent!

'Est' (is) sounds like 'eh'. 'Vraiment' is 'vray-mahn'. 'Magnifique' is 'ma-nee-feek'; 'gn' sounds like the 'ny' in 'canyon'.

Example

C'est vraiment magnifique !

It's really magnificent!

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

vraiment

[vray-mahn]

really / truly

Adverb used to reinforce honesty and emphasis.

Example

Dans « Parce que je le pense vraiment. », « vraiment » renforce l'authenticité.

In “Parce que je le pense vraiment.”, “vraiment” reinforces authenticity.

magnifique

[mah-nyee-FEEK]

magnificent, gorgeous

A strong adjective of praise for something very beautiful.

Example

Quelle vue magnifique !

What a magnificent view!

Guides for French learners

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