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How to Say ‘She's more than welcome to join us’ in French

Elle peut tout à fait se joindre à nous

el puh too ah FEH suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo

[el puh too ah FEH suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo]

💬 Usage Tip: Tout à fait "absolutely" strengthens peut. The t of tout links to à, so it sounds like (too-ta-feh).

Phrase Breakdown

Elle peut tout à fait

el puh too ah FEH

she can absolutely

'Tout à fait' means 'absolutely' or 'quite'. The 't' of 'tout' links to 'à': 'too-ta-feh'.

Example

Vous avez tout à fait raison.

You're absolutely right.

Words in this phrase

Elle

[el]

She

Subject pronoun for feminine singular.

Example

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.

Example

Il peut venir demain.

He can come tomorrow.

tout

[too]

quite

Part of 'tout à fait', meaning absolutely or completely.

Example

C'est tout à fait normal.

It's completely normal.

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

fait

[FEH]

done (in idiom)

Part of 'tout à fait' meaning entirely.

Example

Vous avez tout à fait raison.

You're absolutely right.

se joindre à nous

suh ZHWAN-dr ah noo

join us

'Se joindre à' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to join'. 'Joindre' has the nasal 'oin' sound, roughly 'jwandr'.

Example

Tu veux te joindre à nous ?

Do you want to join us?

Words in this phrase

[suh]

oneself

Refers to the same person as the subject of the sentence.

Example

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.

Example

Tu veux te joindre à nous ?

Do you want to join us?

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

nous

[noo]

The stressed pronoun meaning 'us' or 'we' after a preposition like 'avec.'

Example

Les nouvelles recrues déjeunent souvent avec nous.

New hires often have lunch with us.

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