How to Say ‘I cough / I am coughing’ in French
Je tousse
zhuh toos
[zhuh toos]
💬 Usage Tip: Present tense in French often covers both simple present and present continuous.
🇫🇷 In France: Handy symptom phrase. You can make it more precise: beaucoup, un peu, surtout la nuit.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun used when talking about your own symptoms.
Je tousse depuis hier.
I have been coughing since yesterday.
tousse
[toos]
cough
First-person singular form of tousser, used to say you are coughing.
Je tousse surtout la nuit.
I cough especially at night.
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