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How to Say ‘Shall I come and pick her up at seventeen hundred hours?’ in French

Je viens la chercher à dix-sept heures ?

zhuh vyan lah shair-SHAY ah dees-SET ur

[zhuh vyan lah shair-SHAY ah dees-SET ur]

💬 Usage Tip: French often uses the present tense for plans, so 'I come' does the job of 'I'll come'. Raising your voice at the end turns it into a question, with no word order change needed.

Phrase Breakdown

Je viens la chercher

zhuh vyan lah shair-SHAY

Shall I come and pick her up

With a rising tone, this becomes a suggestion. 'Je' is very short, almost 'jvyin'.

Example

Je viens la chercher ce soir.

I'll come and pick her up tonight.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

viens

[vyan]

come

'I come' form of venir; here it means 'I'll come'.

Example

Je viens demain matin.

I'm coming tomorrow morning.

la

[lah]

her

Direct object pronoun meaning “her,” referring to the hen.

Example

Gardez-la au chaud et au calme.

Keep her warm and calm.

chercher

[shair-SHAY]

to pick up / to fetch

Usually 'to look for'; with venir or aller it means to collect someone.

Example

Je vais chercher les enfants à l'école.

I'm going to pick up the children from school.

à dix-sept heures ?

ah dees-SET ur

at 5 p.m.?

Gives the time. Link the T to 'heures' and raise your voice for the question.

Example

On se voit à dix-sept heures ?

Shall we meet at 5 p.m.?

Words in this phrase

à

[ah]

at

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

dix-sept

[dees-SET]

seventeen

The number 17, literally 'ten-seven'.

Example

Mon frère a dix-sept ans.

My brother is seventeen.

heures

[ur]

hours / o’clock

Part of the French way of stating time in reservations.

Example

Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures, pas à 19 heures.

You are indeed four people at 8 p.m., not at 7 p.m.

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