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How to Say ‘So you're an uncle now.’ in French

Te voilà tonton, alors.

tuh vwah-LAH tohn-TOHN ah-lohr

[tuh vwah-LAH tohn-TOHN ah-lohr]

💬 Usage Tip: Te voilà + a noun means "so now you're a ...": Te voilà grand-mère "So you're a grandmother now".

🇫🇷 In France: Tonton is the child's word for uncle, but adults use it jokingly to congratulate someone on their new status.

Phrase Breakdown

Te voilà tonton,

tuh vwah-LAH tohn-TOHN

So now you're an uncle,

'Te voilà' + noun means 'now you are...'. 'Tonton' is a familiar word for uncle.

Example

Te voilà papa !

Now you're a dad!

Words in this phrase

[tuh]

you (object)

Informal object pronoun used with 'voilà' meaning 'here you are (as)'.

Example

Te voilà enfin !

There you are at last!

voilà

[vwah-LAH]

there / now (you are)

Presents a situation or new state; with a pronoun it means 'now you are...'.

Example

Le voilà papa.

Now he's a dad.

tonton

[tohn-TOHN]

uncle (informal)

Affectionate, childlike word for 'oncle'.

Example

Mon tonton vient dîner ce soir.

My uncle is coming to dinner tonight.

alors.

ah-lohr

then.

Added at the end, it means 'then' or 'so'. Say 'a-LOR'.

Example

Tu viens, alors ?

Are you coming, then?

Words in this phrase

alors

[ah-lohr]

Conjunction used to show consequence or result.

Example

Alors, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

So, what do we do?

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