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How to Say ‘Look, here are the kids!’ in French

Tiens, voilà les enfants !

tyah vwah-LAH leh ahn-fanh

[tyah vwah-LAH leh ahn-fanh]

💬 Usage Tip: Tiens literally means "hold". Here it just flags something you've noticed, like "oh look".

Phrase Breakdown

Tiens, voilà

tyah vwah-LAH

Oh look, here

'Tiens' here is an interjection like 'oh look!'. Say 'tyin, vwa-la'.

Example

Tiens, voilà le bus !

Oh look, here's the bus!

Words in this phrase

Tiens

[tyah]

Look

Used to draw attention to something.

Example

Tiens, voilà le livre que tu cherches.

Look, here is the book you're looking for.

voilà

[vwah-LAH]

here come / there are

Points out something or someone appearing.

Example

Voilà le bus !

Here comes the bus!

les enfants !

leh ahn-fanh

the kids!

Liaison 'lé-z-an-fan'. The final 'ts' is silent.

Example

Les enfants jouent dehors.

The kids are playing outside.

Words in this phrase

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

enfants

[ahn-fanh]

children

Boys or girls, especially in relation to parents.

Example

Les enfants jouent au parc.

The children are playing in the park.

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