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How to Say ‘I'll write to you in the home-school notebook.’ in French

Je vous écris dans le cahier de liaison.

zhuh voo ay-KREE dahn luh kah-yay duh lyay-ZOHN

[zhuh voo ay-KREE dahn luh kah-yay duh lyay-ZOHN]

Phrase Breakdown

Je vous écris

zhuh voo ay-KREE

I'll write to you

Link "vous" and "écris" with a "z" sound: "voo-zé-kree".

Example

Je vous écris un message.

I'm writing you a message.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

écris

[ay-KREE]

write

Form of 'écrire' (to write) used with 'je' or 'tu'.

Example

J'écris une lettre de remerciement.

I am writing a thank-you letter.

dans le cahier

dahn luh kah-yay

in the notebook

"Cahier" is said "ka-yay", and the "h" is silent. "Dans" has a nasal vowel.

Example

C'est dans le cahier.

It's in the notebook.

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

Indicates inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Dans la maison, c'était calme.

In the house, it was quiet.

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

cahier

[kah-yay]

notebook

A school notebook used for writing lessons or exercises.

Example

Mon cahier est sur la table.

My notebook is on the table.

de liaison.

duh lyay-ZOHN

of liaison / for communication

Together with "cahier", this names the school notebook used for messages between parents and teachers. Say "lyé-zon".

Example

Un mot de liaison.

A liaison note.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

liaison

[lyay-ZOHN]

liaison / communication

A link or connection; 'cahier de liaison' is the school-home message notebook.

Example

Signez le cahier de liaison, s'il vous plaît.

Please sign the home-school notebook.

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