How to Say ‘Are welcome’ in French
En prie
ahn pree
[ahn pree]
💬 Usage Tip: This piece belongs to the full phrase "Je vous en prie." On its own, "en prie" is not usually used alone by learners.
🇫🇷 In France: French polite expressions often work best as complete chunks, so it's smart to memorize the whole sentence rather than this fragment.
Phrase Breakdown
En
[ahn]
of it / some / about it
Pronoun 'en' often replaces a phrase introduced by 'de'; in 'je vous en prie' it is part of a fixed polite expression.
Je vous en prie, entrez.
Please, come in.
prie
[pree]
ask / beg
From the verb 'prier' meaning 'to ask' or 'to beg'; in 'je vous en prie' it forms a polite fixed phrase.
Je vous en prie, asseyez-vous.
Please, have a seat.
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