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How to Say ‘And Gérard, how's his knee since the operation?’ in French

Et Gérard, comment va son genou depuis l'opération ?

eh zhay-RAR kom-AN vah sohn zhuh-NOO duh-PWEE luh o-pay-ra-SYOHN

[eh zhay-RAR kom-AN vah sohn zhuh-NOO duh-PWEE luh o-pay-ra-SYOHN]

🇫🇷 In France: Asking after each relative's ailments by name is expected at family visits. Remembering Gérard's operation scores real points with in-laws.

Phrase Breakdown

Et Gérard,

eh zhay-RAR

And Gérard

Introduces the topic person. Say 'é jé-rar'; the final 'd' is silent.

Example

Et Gérard, il vient ce soir ?

And Gérard, is he coming tonight?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

Gérard

[zhay-RAR]

Gérard

A French male first name.

Example

Gérard est à la maison.

Gérard is at home.

comment va son genou

kom-AN vah sohn zhuh-NOO

how is his knee

Asks about his knee's health. Say 'ko-man va son jeu-nou'.

Example

Comment va son dos ?

How is his back?

Words in this phrase

comment

[kom-AN]

How

In what way or manner.

Example

Comment ça va ?

How are you?

[vah]

goes

A form of the verb 'to go'.

Example

Quand 'ça va', tout 'va' bien.

When 'it's going', all is 'going' well.

son

[sohn]

his

Possessive adjective used to describe something belonging to a male.

Example

C'est son chien.

That's his dog.

genou

[zhuh-NOO]

knee

The joint in the middle of the leg.

Example

J'ai mal au genou.

My knee hurts.

depuis l'opération ?

duh-PWEE luh o-pay-ra-SYOHN

since the operation?

Gives the time frame. Rising intonation for the question: 'lo-pé-ra-syon'.

Example

Elle marche mieux depuis l'opération.

She walks better since the operation.

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.

Example

Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.

For three years, I have been building my professional network.

[luh]

the (before a vowel sound)

Elision of “le” before a vowel: l’ + noun. Used constantly with épisode: l’épisode.

Example

L' épisode le plus récent est sorti hier.

The most recent episode came out yesterday.

opération

[o-pay-ra-SYOHN]

operation / surgery

A surgical procedure.

Example

L'opération s'est bien passée.

The surgery went well.

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