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How to Say ‘I'm only just getting over’ in French

Je sors à peine

zhuh sor ah pen

[zhuh sor ah pen]

💬 Usage Tip: Sortir normally means "to go out". Followed by de plus an illness, it means coming out the other side of it.

Phrase Breakdown

Je sors

zhuh sor

I'm coming out

'Sortir' means 'to go out' or 'to come out'. The final 's' is silent: 'jeu sor'.

Example

Je sors ce soir.

I'm going out tonight.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

sors

[sor]

come out / get over

From 'sortir'; here, recovering from an illness.

Example

Je sors de l'hôpital demain.

I'm leaving hospital tomorrow.

à peine

ah pen

barely / only just

Means something just happened or almost didn't. Say 'a pèn'.

Example

Il est à peine arrivé.

He has only just arrived.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

peine

[pen]

barely (in 'à peine')

With 'à', means hardly or only just.

Example

Il est à peine huit heures.

It's barely eight o'clock.

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