How to Say ‘That's where I have to meet my sister.’ in French
C'est là que je dois retrouver ma sœur.
say eh lah kuh zhuh dwah ruh-troo-vay mah sur
[say eh lah kuh zhuh dwah ruh-troo-vay mah sur]
Phrase Breakdown
C'est là
say eh lah
It's there / That's the place
Used to point to a specific location.
C'est là que nous nous sommes rencontrés.
That's where we met.
Words in this phrase
C'
[say]
it
Short pronoun in c'est meaning 'it' or 'that'.
C'est là que je dois retrouver ma sœur.
That's where I have to meet my sister.
est
[eh]
is
Verb être in the third person singular.
C'est là, près de la porte.
It's there, near the door.
là
[lah]
there
Place adverb pointing to a specific location.
Le taxi s'arrête là.
The taxi stops there.
Que je dois retrouver ma sœur
kuh zhuh dwah ruh-troo-vay mah sur
where I have to meet/find my sister
Relative clause explaining the place where the action must happen.
C'est ici que je dois attendre mon ami.
This is where I have to wait for my friend.
Words in this phrase
que
[kuh]
that
Clause linker often translated as 'that' or omitted in English.
C'est ici que je travaille.
This is where I work.
je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for the speaker.
Je dois retrouver ma sœur bientôt.
I have to meet my sister soon.
dois
[dwah]
must
Shows obligation: must or have to.
Je dois partir maintenant.
I have to leave now.
retrouver
[ruh-troo-vay]
to meet
Often used for meeting up with someone at a place.
Je vais retrouver ma sœur à la gare.
I am going to meet my sister at the station.
ma
[mah]
my
Possessive adjective used before a feminine singular noun.
Ma sœur arrive bientôt.
My sister is arriving soon.
sœur
[sur]
sister
Female sibling; common family vocabulary.
Je téléphone à ma sœur.
I am calling my sister.
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