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How to Say ‘I'm here to renew my residence permit.’ in French

Je viens renouveler mon titre de séjour.

zhuh vyan ruh-noo-vuh-LAY mohn TEE-truh duh say-ZHOOR

[zhuh vyan ruh-noo-vuh-LAY mohn TEE-truh duh say-ZHOOR]

💬 Usage Tip: Je viens + an action word means "I'm here to…", a handy way to state your business at any counter. Swap in Je viens chercher mon colis "I'm here to pick up my parcel".

Phrase Breakdown

Je viens renouveler

zhuh vyan ruh-noo-vuh-LAY

I'm here to renew

'Je viens' + infinitive means 'I've come to do something'. 'Renouveler' sounds like 'ruh-noo-vlay'. The middle 'e' is often dropped.

Example

Je viens renouveler mon passeport.

I'm here to renew my passport.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

viens

[vyan]

come

Form of 'venir' for 'je'.

Example

Je viens de Paris.

I come from Paris.

renouveler

[ruh-noo-vuh-LAY]

to renew

Infinitive verb meaning to make something valid again, like a document.

Example

Je dois renouveler mon passeport.

I have to renew my passport.

mon titre de séjour.

mohn TEE-truh duh say-ZHOOR

my residence permit.

This is the object of the verb. It sounds like 'mon teetr duh say-zhoor'.

Example

J'ai perdu mon titre de séjour.

I lost my residence permit.

Words in this phrase

mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

titre

[TEE-truh]

permit, title

Here part of an official document name; titre means a document granting a right.

Example

Mon titre de transport est valable.

My travel ticket is valid.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

séjour

[say-ZHOOR]

stay, residence

A stay or period of living somewhere; here it refers to residence.

Example

Le séjour à Paris était court.

The stay in Paris was short.

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