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How to Say ‘And you're Tom's dad?’ in French

Et vous, vous êtes le papa de Tom ?

eh voo voo et luh pah-PAH duh tom

[eh voo voo et luh pah-PAH duh tom]

💬 Usage Tip: The extra vous at the start adds emphasis, like 'and you, are you…'. It works with any person, as in Et toi, tu viens ? "And you, are you coming?"

Phrase Breakdown

Et vous,

eh voo

And you,

Used to turn the question back to the other person. The T of 'et' is silent: 'é vou'.

Example

Je vais bien. Et vous ?

I'm fine. And you?

Words in this phrase

Et

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

vous êtes

voo et

you are

The formal 'you are', with a Z-sound liaison: 'vou-zèt'.

Example

Vous êtes très gentil.

You are very kind.

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 papa de Tom ?

luh pah-PAH duh tom

Tom's dad?

French says 'the dad of Tom'. Say 'Tom' with a short, open O, as in 'tom' in British English.

Example

Voici le papa de Marie.

Here is Marie's dad.

Words in this phrase

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

[pah-PAH]

dad

Affectionate everyday word for father.

Example

Mon papa travaille le samedi.

My dad works on Saturdays.

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

Tom

[tom]

Tom

A boy's first name, common in France.

Example

Tom a sept ans.

Tom is seven years old.

Related guides

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