How to Say ‘You are’ in French
Tu es
too ay
[too ay]
💬 Usage Tip: [Tu es] is usually said as (ty ay), with the [s] in [es] silent. Before a vowel, [tu] keeps its clear [u] sound: [tu arrives] is (ty a-reev).
Phrase Breakdown
Tu
[too]
you
Informal singular subject pronoun used to address one person casually.
Au bar, tu souris et je me dis : « Tu es facile à aborder. »
At the bar, you smile and I think: “You are easy to approach.”
es
[ay]
are
Second-person singular form of être, used with tu to mean 'are'.
Quand je te parle, je remarque que tu es vraiment à l’aise.
When I talk to you, I notice that you are really at ease.
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