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How to Say ‘Perfect, we'll open it tonight with the roast.’ in French

Parfait, on va l'ouvrir ce soir avec le rôti.

par-feh on va l oo-VREER suh swahr ah-vek luh roh-TEE

[par-feh on va l oo-VREER suh swahr ah-vek luh roh-TEE]

Phrase Breakdown

Parfait,

par-feh

Perfect,

Say 'par-FÈ', with a silent final 't'. Pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Parfait, merci !

Perfect, thanks!

Words in this phrase

Parfait

[par-feh]

perfect

A common way to say great or sounds good.

Example

Parfait, à ce soir !

Perfect, see you tonight!

on va l'ouvrir ce soir

on va l oo-VREER suh swahr

we'll open it tonight

'Ce soir' means 'this evening / tonight'. Say 'l'ouvrir' smoothly as 'loo-VREER'.

Example

On va au cinéma ce soir.

We're going to the cinema tonight.

Words in this phrase

on

[on]

We

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.

va

[va]

goes / is going

From the verb aller. In Ça va ?, it helps express how things are going.

Example

Dans Ça va ?, va parle de how it goes.

In Ça va?, va talks about how it goes.

l'

[l]

it

Object pronoun replacing something already mentioned, like the breaker or heater.

Example

Je l'ai vérifié aussi ce matin.

I checked it this morning too.

ouvrir

[oo-VREER]

to open

Infinitive verb meaning to open something.

Example

Tu peux ouvrir la porte ?

Can you open the door?

ce

[suh]

this / that

Demonstrative adjective used before a masculine singular noun, like ce tir.

Example

Ce match est fou !

This match is crazy!

soir

[swahr]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.

Example

Ce soir, je vous envoie un message de remerciement.

This evening, I am sending you a thank-you message.

avec le rôti.

ah-vek luh roh-TEE

with the roast

This says what the wine will go with. Say 'a-VEK luh ro-TEE'.

Example

Ce vin va bien avec le rôti.

This wine goes well with the roast.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-vek]

with

A preposition indicating accompaniment or association.

Example

Je suis avec elle.

I am with her.

le

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

rôti

[roh-TEE]

roast

Roasted meat, a classic family meal dish.

Example

Le rôti de bœuf est prêt.

The roast beef is ready.

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