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How to Say ‘Do you already have experience?’ in French

Vous avez déjà de l'expérience ?

voo ah-VAY de-zhah DUH l' ex-pay-ree-ahns

[voo ah-VAY de-zhah DUH l' ex-pay-ree-ahns]

💬 Usage Tip: French puts de l' before expérience where English uses no word at all. Similar cases are du travail "some work" and de l'argent "money".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez déjà

voo ah-VAY de-zhah

Do you already have

Link 'vous' and 'avez' with a 'z' sound: 'voo-za-vay day-zha'.

Example

Vous avez déjà mangé ?

Have you already eaten?

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?

avez

[ah-VAY]

have

Auxiliary 'avoir' (vous form) used to build the past tense.

Example

Vous avez mangé ?

Have you eaten?

déjà

[de-zhah]

already

Before or by now or the time in question.

Example

Il est déjà parti.

He has already left.

de l'expérience ?

DUH l' ex-pay-ree-ahns

some experience?

'De l'' is the partitive meaning 'some'. Rising intonation makes it a question.

Example

J'ai de l'expérience.

I have experience.

Words in this phrase

[DUH]

some

With 'l'' forms the partitive article, meaning an unspecified amount.

Example

Je bois de l'eau.

I drink some water.

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

expérience

[ex-pay-ree-ahns]

experience

Professional or personal experience gained over time.

Example

Mon expérience en gestion de projet est un atout.

My experience in project management is an asset.

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