How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in French
Je vous en prie.
zhuh voo ahn pree
[zhuh voo ahn pree]
💬 Usage Tip: A very polite way to say "You're welcome." It literally doesn't map neatly word-for-word, so learn it as one fixed expression.
🇫🇷 In France: In France, this sounds a bit more formal than "de rien." Great for customer service, professional settings, or polite conversations.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
First-person singular subject pronoun.
Je vous en prie avec plaisir.
You're welcome, with pleasure.
vous
[voo]
you
Object pronoun here, meaning 'you' in formal or plural form.
Je vous en prie, madame.
You're welcome, madam.
En prie
ahn pree
Please / You're welcome
Part of the idiomatic phrase 'je vous en prie', used to respond politely to thanks.
— Merci. — Je vous en prie.
— Thank you. — You're welcome.
Words in this phrase
en
[ahn]
of it / for it
Pronoun used in this fixed polite expression; not translated word-for-word in English.
Je vous en prie, prenez votre temps.
Please, take your time.
prie
[pree]
ask / beg
Verb form from 'prier'; in this full expression it helps mean 'you're welcome' or 'please'.
Je vous en prie, entrez.
Please, come in.
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