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How to Say ‘Right, let's sit down to eat, Gérard is waiting for us!’ in French

Bon, passons à table, Gérard nous attend !

bohn pah-SOHN ah tahbl zhay-RAR noo ah-TAHN

[bohn pah-SOHN ah tahbl zhay-RAR noo ah-TAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: Bon at the start of a sentence isn't "good" here. It works like "right" or "okay" to move things along.

Phrase Breakdown

Bon, passons à table,

bohn pah-SOHN ah tahbl

Right, let's sit down to eat,

'Bon' is a filler meaning 'well/right' that signals moving on. Pause briefly after it, then say 'passons à table' with the liaison 'pa-SOHN-za'.

Example

Bon, on y va ?

Right, shall we go?

Words in this phrase

Bon

[bohn]

well / right

Used as a filler word to wrap up a conversation or move on.

Example

Bon, on y va ?

Right, shall we go?

passons

[pah-SOHN]

let's go / let's move

Imperative 'nous' form of 'passer'; 'passer à table' means to sit down to eat.

Example

Passons au salon pour le café.

Let's go to the living room for coffee.

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

table

[tahbl]

table

A noun meaning table, often in a restaurant context.

Example

Nous cherchons une table pour deux.

We are looking for a table for two.

Gérard nous attend !

zhay-RAR noo ah-TAHN

Gérard is waiting for us!

The object pronoun 'nous' goes before the verb. Link 'nous attend' as 'nou-za-TAHN'. The final 'd' is silent.

Example

Dépêche-toi, maman nous attend !

Hurry up, Mom is waiting for us!

Words in this phrase

Gérard

[zhay-RAR]

Gérard

A French male first name.

Example

Gérard prépare le dîner.

Gérard is making dinner.

nous

[noo]

The stressed pronoun meaning 'us' or 'we' after a preposition like 'avec.'

Example

Les nouvelles recrues déjeunent souvent avec nous.

New hires often have lunch with us.

attend

[ah-TAHN]

is waiting for

Form of 'attendre', to wait for; no 'for' needed in French.

Example

Elle attend le bus.

She is waiting for the bus.

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