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How to Say ‘Here you go, here's your cat.’ in French

Tenez, voilà votre chat.

tuh-NAY vwah-LAH vot-ruh shah

[tuh-NAY vwah-LAH vot-ruh shah]

Phrase Breakdown

Tenez,

tuh-NAY

Here you go,

Polite form of 'tenir', used when handing something over. Say 'tuh-NAY'.

Example

Tenez, c'est pour vous.

Here you go, it's for you.

Words in this phrase

Tenez

[tuh-NAY]

here you are

Imperative of 'tenir', used when handing something over.

Example

Tenez, votre café.

Here you are, your coffee.

voilà votre chat.

vwah-LAH vot-ruh shah

here is your cat.

'Voilà' presents something and 'votre' is the polite 'your'. The final 't' of 'chat' is silent.

Example

Voilà votre clé.

Here is your key.

Words in this phrase

voilà

[vwah-LAH]

here you are / there you go

Said when handing something over.

Example

Voilà votre billet.

Here is your ticket.

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

chat

[shah]

cat

Means cat; in yoga it refers to the cat part of cat-cow.

Example

Le chat arrondit le dos.

Cat rounds the back.

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