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How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in French

Je vous en prie.

zhuh voo ahn pree

[zhuh voo ahn pree]

💬 Usage Tip: [Je vous en prie] is a fixed phrase meaning "you're welcome"; don't try to build it word by word from the English. You'll also hear [je vous prie de...] in more formal requests, where it means "please..."

Phrase Breakdown

Je

[zhuh]

I

First-person singular subject pronoun.

Example

Je vous en prie avec plaisir.

You're welcome, with pleasure.

vous

[voo]

you

Object pronoun here, meaning 'you' in formal or plural form.

Example

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.

Example

— 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.

Example

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'.

Example

Je vous en prie, entrez.

Please, come in.

Guides for French learners

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