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How to Say ‘We'll have people over’ in French

On aura du monde

on oh-RAH dew mohnd

[on oh-RAH dew mohnd]

💬 Usage Tip: du monde means "people" or "company", not "the world". Il y a du monde means "it's busy".

Phrase Breakdown

On aura

on oh-RAH

We will have

This is the future of 'avoir', and 'on' often means 'we'. Use the liaison: 'oh-no-ra'.

Example

On aura le temps.

We'll have time.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

aura

[oh-RAH]

will have

Future of 'avoir' (to have), third person singular.

Example

Elle aura vingt ans demain.

She will be twenty tomorrow.

du monde

dew mohnd

people / guests

'Du monde' means 'some people', not 'the world'. Say it as 'dü mond'.

Example

Il y a du monde ici !

There are a lot of people here!

Words in this phrase

[dew]

Some

Used to indicate an unspecified amount or number.

Example

Voudrais-tu 'du' café ?

Would you like 'some' coffee?

monde

[mohnd]

world; people

In tout le monde, monde refers to people in general, so the full phrase means everyone.

Example

Tout le monde connaît la maîtresse ici.

Everyone knows the teacher here.

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