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How to Say ‘You're Léo's dad?’ in French

Vous êtes le papa de Léo ?

voo et luh pa-PA duh lay-OH

[voo et luh pa-PA duh lay-OH]

💬 Usage Tip: French shows whose something is with de rather than 's: le papa de Léo. Swap the name to reuse it: la maman de Chloé "Chloé's mum".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous êtes le papa

voo et luh pa-PA

Are you the dad

Link 'vous êtes' with a 'z' sound: 'vou-zèt-le-pa-pa'.

Example

Vous êtes le papa ?

Are you the dad?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

êtes

[et]

are

Second person singular/plural form of 'to be'.

Example

Vous êtes ici.

You are here.

le

[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.

papa

[pa-PA]

dad

An informal and common word for father or dad.

Example

Le papa de Zoé parle avec la maîtresse.

Zoé's dad is speaking with the teacher.

de Léo ?

duh lay-OH

of Léo?

'De' shows possession, so 'le papa de Léo' means Léo's dad. Say 'Lé-o' in two clear syllables.

Example

C'est le livre de Léo.

It's Léo's book.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

Léo

[lay-OH]

Leo

A common French boy's first name.

Example

Léo a sept ans.

Leo is seven years old.

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