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How to Say ‘Here we are, sir.’ in French

Voilà, monsieur, on est arrivés.

vwah-LAH muhn-syur on ehst ah-ree-VAY

[vwah-LAH muhn-syur on ehst ah-ree-VAY]

💬 Usage Tip: In everyday speech on "one" usually means "we", as in on est arrivés. The verb stays singular (est), but the ending of arrivés often takes an s because it refers to several people.

Phrase Breakdown

Voilà, monsieur,

vwah-LAH muhn-syur

There you go, sir,

'Voilà' announces something. 'Monsieur' is pronounced 'muh-syuh', and the r is silent.

Example

Voilà, monsieur, votre café.

Here you go, sir, your coffee.

Words in this phrase

Voilà

[vwah-LAH]

here you are / there you go

Said when handing something over.

Example

Voilà votre billet.

Here is your ticket.

monsieur

[muhn-syur]

Sir

A formal way to address a man, often used in letters or emails.

Example

Cher Monsieur, je vous écris pour...

Dear Sir, I am writing to you...

on est arrivés.

on ehst ah-ree-VAY

we've arrived.

Link the words together: 'on-nay-ta-ree-vay'. 'On' is used here to mean 'we'.

Example

Enfin, on est arrivés !

Finally, we've arrived!

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.

arrivés

[ah-ree-VAY]

arrived

Past participle of arriver, plural.

Example

Ils sont arrivés tard.

They arrived late.

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