How to Say ‘She can absolutely join us, if she'd like.’ in French
Elle peut tout à fait se joindre à nous, si ça lui dit.
el puh too ah FEH suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo see sah lwee dee
[el puh too ah FEH suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo see sah lwee dee]
🇫🇷 In France: Including the friend comes across as relaxed and respectful. It shows the invitation isn't about splitting the group.
Phrase Breakdown
Elle peut tout à fait
el puh too ah FEH
she can absolutely
Strong reassurance. Link 'tout à' smoothly as 'too-ta'.
C'est tout à fait possible.
It's entirely possible.
Words in this phrase
Elle
[el]
She
Subject pronoun for feminine singular.
Elle habite à Paris.
She lives in Paris.
peut
[puh]
can; is able to
Third-person singular form of pouvoir, meaning can or is able to.
Il peut venir demain.
He can come tomorrow.
tout
[too]
quite
Part of 'tout à fait', meaning absolutely or completely.
C'est tout à fait normal.
It's completely normal.
à
[ah]
to
Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.
Elle commence à chanter.
She begins to sing.
fait
[FEH]
done (in idiom)
Part of 'tout à fait' meaning entirely.
Vous avez tout à fait raison.
You're absolutely right.
se joindre à nous,
suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo
join us,
Reflexive verb plus 'à nous'. Pause slightly at the comma.
Ils vont se joindre à nous.
They're going to join us.
Words in this phrase
se
[suh]
oneself
Refers to the same person as the subject of the sentence.
Prends du temps pour se retrouver après le travail.
Take time to find oneself after work.
joindre
[ZHWAN-dr]
to join
With 'se ... à', to join a person or group.
Tu veux te joindre à nous ?
Do you want to join us?
à
[ah]
to
Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.
Elle commence à chanter.
She begins to sing.
nous
[noo]
us
The stressed pronoun meaning 'us' or 'we' after a preposition like 'avec.'
Les nouvelles recrues déjeunent souvent avec nous.
New hires often have lunch with us.
si ça lui dit.
see sah lwee dee
if she feels like it.
A casual way to say 'if she fancies it'. Your intonation should fall at the end.
Viens, si ça te dit.
Come, if you feel like it.
Words in this phrase
si
[see]
if
A condition or supposition.
Si tu le vois, dis-lui bonjour.
If you see him, say hello.
ça
[sah]
that / it
Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'
Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.
I like it when a company speaks clearly.
lui
[lwee]
him; to him
A stressed pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him,' used after prepositions like 'à.'
Je pense souvent à lui.
I often think about him.
dit
[dee]
appeals
From 'dire'; 'si ça lui dit' means 'if she feels like it'.
Si ça te dit, viens.
If you feel like it, come.
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