How to Say ‘We will be there’ in French
On y sera
ohn ee suh-rah
[ohn ee suh-rah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Y] stands for [there], so [on y sera] is literally [we will be there]. French often uses this tiny word instead of repeating the place.
Phrase Breakdown
On
[ohn]
we
"On" often means "we" in spoken French. It can also mean "one" or "people," but here it means "we."
On y sera avant midi.
We will be there before noon.
y
[ee]
there
The pronoun "y" usually means "there" or refers to a place already mentioned.
On y sera bientôt.
We will be there soon.
sera
[suh-rah]
will be
Future tense of "être" meaning "will be." It refers to being somewhere in the future.
On y sera à temps.
We will be there on time.
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