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How to Say ‘Have you talked to your doctor about it?’ in French

Vous en avez parlé à votre médecin ?

voo AHN ah-VAY par-LAY ah vot-ruh meh-deh-SIN

[voo AHN ah-VAY par-LAY ah vot-ruh meh-deh-SIN]

💬 Usage Tip: En stands in for "about it" and sits before the verb. It replaces anything introduced by de, since you say parler de quelque chose "to talk about something".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous en avez parlé

voo AHN ah-VAY par-LAY

Have you talked about it

'En' replaces 'about it'. Make two liaisons: 'voo-zahn-na-vay par-lay'.

Example

Vous en avez parlé à votre chef ?

Have you talked about it to your boss?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

[AHN]

of it

Pronoun used in the fixed polite phrase meaning you're welcome.

Example

Merci ! — Je vous en prie.

Thank you! — You're welcome.

avez

[ah-VAY]

have

Auxiliary 'avoir' (vous form) used to build the past tense.

Example

Vous avez mangé ?

Have you eaten?

parlé

[par-LAY]

spoken / talked

Past participle of 'parler', to speak.

Example

J'ai parlé à ma mère.

I talked to my mother.

à votre médecin ?

ah vot-ruh meh-deh-SIN

to your doctor?

'Médecin' means 'doctor' and ends in a nasal sound: 'mayd-san'. Raise your voice at the end to make it a question.

Example

Tu as appelé ton médecin ?

Did you call your doctor?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

médecin

[meh-deh-SIN]

doctor

A medical doctor.

Example

Appelez un médecin, s'il vous plaît.

Call a doctor, please.

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