How to Say ‘Are you here to pick up your child?’ in French
Vous venez chercher votre enfant ?
voo vuh-NAY sher-SHAY VOH-tr ahn-FAHN
[voo vuh-NAY sher-SHAY VOH-tr ahn-FAHN]
💬 Usage Tip: A very natural yes/no question in spoken French: just raise your intonation at the end.
🇫🇷 In France: This is a friendly opener at the school gate, especially when recognizing another waiting parent.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous venez
voo vuh-NAY
You are coming / Are you coming
Used here as the opening of a question about whether someone is coming to do something.
Vous venez avec nous ?
Are you coming with us?
Words in this phrase
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural 'you'; used politely with adults in first encounters.
Vous venez à la réunion demain ?
Are you coming to the meeting tomorrow?
venez
[vuh-NAY]
come / are coming
From 'venir'; in this question it helps ask if someone has come for pickup.
Vous venez juste d'arriver ?
Have you just arrived?
chercher
[sher-SHAY]
to pick up / fetch
At school, this usually means coming to collect a child.
Vous venez chercher votre enfant après l'étude ?
Are you coming to pick up your child after after-school study?
Votre enfant
VOH-tr ahn-FAHN
your child
A polite singular/plural possessive form used to refer to someone’s child.
Votre enfant est dans la classe.
Your child is in the classroom.
Words in this phrase
votre
[VOH-tr]
your
Polite 'your', used when addressing another parent respectfully.
Vous venez chercher votre enfant tous les jours ?
Do you come to pick up your child every day?
enfant
[ahn-FAHN]
child
A neutral word for a son or daughter.
Votre enfant est en CE1 aussi ?
Is your child in CE1 too?
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