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How to Say ‘And why do you want to work in France?’ in French

Et pourquoi voulez-vous travailler en France ?

eh poor-kwah voo-LAY voo trah-vah-YAY on frahns

[eh poor-kwah voo-LAY voo trah-vah-YAY on frahns]

Phrase Breakdown

Et pourquoi voulez-vous

eh poor-kwah voo-LAY voo

And why do you want

Swapping the verb and subject ('voulez-vous') makes this a formal question. 'Et' sounds like 'é'.

Example

Pourquoi voulez-vous partir ?

Why do you want to leave?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

pourquoi

[poor-kwah]

Why

Used to ask for a reason or explanation.

Example

Pourquoi es-tu triste?

Why are you sad?

voulez

[voo-LAY]

want

Form of the verb 'vouloir' (to want) used with 'vous'.

Example

Vous voulez un café ?

Do you want a coffee?

-vous

[voo]

you

Formal or plural 'you', attached by a hyphen after the verb in an inverted question.

Example

Avez-vous une table libre ?

Do you have a free table?

travailler en France ?

trah-vah-YAY on frahns

to work in France?

Say 'travailler' as 'tra-va-yé'. Use 'en' before most country names.

Example

Je veux vivre en France.

I want to live in France.

Words in this phrase

travailler

[trah-vah-YAY]

to work

Infinitive verb meaning to work or do a task.

Example

Elle aime travailler dans le jardin.

She likes working in the garden.

[on]

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

France

[frahns]

France

The country's name; it takes the article 'la'.

Example

J'habite en France.

I live in France.

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