How to Say ‘Our first meeting’ in French
Notre première rencontre
NOH-truh pruh-MYER ruhn-KON-tr
[NOH-truh pruh-MYER ruhn-KON-tr]
💬 Usage Tip: A neat noun phrase: possessive + adjective + noun. French often puts many adjectives after the noun, but première comes before.
🇫🇷 In France: This sounds like a heading or agenda title—very typical in school communication.
Phrase Breakdown
Notre
[NOH-truh]
our
Possessive adjective meaning belonging to us; used before a singular noun.
Notre maison est près d'ici.
Our house is near here.
Première rencontre
pruh-MYER ruhn-KON-tr
First meeting
Refers to the first time two people meet.
C'est notre première rencontre.
This is our first meeting.
Words in this phrase
première
[pruh-MYER]
first
Feminine singular form of premier; used before a feminine noun to mean first.
C'est ma première journée ici.
It's my first day here.
rencontre
[ruhn-KON-tr]
meeting
A meeting or encounter, often the first time people meet.
Notre rencontre a eu lieu en septembre.
Our meeting took place in September.
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