How to Say ‘Let's settle down.’ in French
Allons nous installer.
ah-lohn noo ee[n]-stahl-ay
[ah-lohn noo ee[n]-stahl-ay]
💬 Usage Tip: After [allons], French can put another verb directly: [Allons nous installer]. The sense is "let's go and..." as in [allons voir] = "let's go see."
Phrase Breakdown
Allons
[ah-lohn]
let's go
Imperative form used to make a suggestion together.
Il y a deux places libres au fond, allons nous installer.
There are two free seats in the back, let’s go settle down.
nous
[noo]
ourselves / us
Reflexive pronoun showing the action is done for the two speakers.
Pour être plus à l’aise, allons nous installer un peu plus loin.
To be more comfortable, let’s go settle ourselves a bit farther away.
installer
[ee[n]-stahl-ay]
settle down / get seated
Verb meaning to take a place and get comfortable.
Si tu veux continuer à parler, allons nous installer près du mur.
If you want to keep talking, let’s go get seated near the wall.
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