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

Je vous en prie.

zhuhn voo AHN PREE

[zhuhn 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 vous

zhuhn voo

I (to) you

The start of a polite fixed phrase. 'Vous' links to 'en' with a Z sound: 'zhuh voo-Z…'.

Example

Je vous remercie.

I thank you.

Words in this phrase

[zhuhn]

You're welcome

Polite response to someone thanking you.

Example

Je vous en prie, c'était un plaisir d'aider.

You're welcome, it was a pleasure to help.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

en prie.

AHN PREE

beg (of it), meaning 'you're welcome'.

Together with the first part this is the polite 'You're welcome.' Say 'ahn PREE'.

Example

Merci ! — Je vous en prie.

Thank you! — You're welcome.

Words in this phrase

[AHN]

of it

Pronoun used in the fixed polite phrase meaning you're welcome.

Example

Merci ! — Je vous en prie.

Thank you! — You're welcome.

prie

[PREE]

beg / ask

From 'prier' (to pray, to beg); in polite phrases it means 'I ask you' or 'you're welcome'.

Example

Je vous prie d'entrer.

Please come in.

Guides for French learners

Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.Hello in French: Greetings, Good Evening and How to Answer "How Are You?"How to say hello in French, when to switch to good evening, how to ask how are you and what to answer, with tu vs vous and native audio.

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