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How to Say ‘Your cat is waiting for you here.’ in French

Votre chat vous attend ici.

vot-ruh shah voo ah-TAHN ee-see

[vot-ruh shah voo ah-TAHN ee-see]

💬 Usage Tip: Attendre already means "to wait for", so French doesn't add a word for "for". For example, J'attends le bus means "I'm waiting for the bus".

Phrase Breakdown

Votre chat

vot-ruh shah

Your cat

'Votre' is the formal or plural 'your'. Say 'vo-tr sha'.

Example

Votre chat est mignon.

Your cat is cute.

Words in this phrase

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.

vous attend ici.

voo ah-TAHN ee-see

is waiting for you here.

'Attendre' means to wait for, with no 'for' needed. Link the words: 'vou-za-tan-ti-si'.

Example

Je vous attend ici.

I'm waiting for you here.

Words in this phrase

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

attend

[ah-TAHN]

is waiting for

Form of 'attendre', to wait for; no 'for' needed in French.

Example

Elle attend le bus.

She is waiting for the bus.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

Guides for French learners

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