How to Say ‘To meet someone’ in French
Retrouver quelqu'un
ruh-troo-vay kelk uhn
[ruh-troo-vay kelk uhn]
💬 Usage Tip: [Retrouver quelqu'un] often means meeting someone you are supposed to meet, not "find again" in a dramatic sense. In real use, [Je retrouve ma sœur] is often just "I'm meeting my sister."
Phrase Breakdown
Retrouver
[ruh-troo-vay]
to meet
Literally 'to find again'; often used for meeting someone.
Je vais retrouver quelqu'un devant la gare.
I am going to meet someone in front of the station.
quelqu'
[kelk]
some...
First part of quelqu'un, which together means 'someone'.
Retrouver quelqu'un ici est facile.
Meeting someone here is easy.
un
[uhn]
one
Second part of quelqu'un, completing the sense 'someone'.
Je dois retrouver quelqu'un à l'entrée.
I have to meet someone at the entrance.
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