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How to Say ‘Are you waiting to be served?’ in French

Vous attendez qu'on vous serve ?

voo ah-tahn-DAY kee ohn voo SERV

[voo ah-tahn-DAY kee ohn voo SERV]

💬 Usage Tip: After attendre que "to wait for", the verb shifts form: on vous sert becomes qu'on vous serve. Same with je veux qu'on vous serve "I want you to be served".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous attendez

voo ah-tahn-DAY

Are you waiting

Link the words: 'vou-z-attendez'. The ending '-ez' sounds like 'é'.

Example

Vous attendez le bus ?

Are you waiting for the bus?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

attendez

[ah-tahn-DAY]

wait / are waiting

A form of the verb 'attendre'; with 'vous' it means 'you wait' or 'you are waiting'.

Example

Vous Attendez devant l'école ?

Are you waiting in front of the school?

qu'on vous serve ?

kee ohn voo SERV

to be served?

Literally 'that one serves you'. 'Serve' is in the subjunctive after 'attendre que'.

Example

J'attends qu'on me serve.

I'm waiting to be served.

Words in this phrase

qu'

[kee]

that

Conjunction introducing subordinate clauses.

Example

Je pense qu'il est tard.

I think that it's late.

[ohn]

someone / they

Impersonal subject pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'people' in general.

Example

On frappe à la porte.

Someone is knocking at the door.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

serve

[SERV]

serve

Subjunctive of 'servir' (to serve), used after 'attendre que'.

Example

J'attends qu'il me serve.

I'm waiting for him to serve me.

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