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How to Say ‘Paul and Claire had a baby, a little girl!’ in French

Paul et Claire ont eu un bébé, une petite fille !

pohl eh klehr on uh uhn bay-bay ewn puh-TEET fee

[pohl eh klehr on uh uhn bay-bay ewn puh-TEET fee]

Phrase Breakdown

Paul et Claire

pohl eh klehr

Paul and Claire

The subject of the sentence. The 't' in 'et' is silent: 'Pol ay Klair'.

Example

Paul et Claire habitent à Lyon.

Paul and Claire live in Lyon.

Words in this phrase

Paul

[pohl]

Paul

A common French male first name.

Example

Paul est mon beau-frère.

Paul is my brother-in-law.

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

Claire

[klehr]

Claire

A common French woman's first name.

Example

Claire attend devant l'école.

Claire is waiting in front of the school.

ont eu un bébé,

on uh uhn bay-bay

had a baby,

Past tense of 'avoir'. Link 'ont' to 'eu' with a 't' sound: 'on-tu'. Pause briefly after 'bébé'.

Example

Ils ont eu un bébé l'an dernier.

They had a baby last year.

Words in this phrase

ont

[on]

have

To possess or hold something.

Example

Ils ont des amis ici.

They have friends here.

[uh]

had

Past participle of 'to have'.

Example

Vous avez eu une idée.

You had an idea.

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

bébé

[bay-bay]

baby

A very young child, typically under a year old.

Example

Un bébé dort paisiblement.

A baby is sleeping peacefully.

une petite fille !

ewn puh-TEET fee

a little girl!

Here 'petite fille' means 'baby girl' or 'little girl'. In 'fille', the 'll' sounds like 'y': 'fee-y'. 'Petite' is often said quickly as 'p'tite'.

Example

C'est une petite fille très sage.

She's a very well-behaved little girl.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

petite

[puh-TEET]

small / little

A feminine adjective meaning small or little.

Example

Une petite bougie suffit pour marquer l'occasion.

A small candle is enough to mark the occasion.

fille

[fee]

girl

Means girl; with 'petite' it means a baby girl or little girl.

Example

La petite fille dort.

The little girl is sleeping.

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