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.
Parfait, merci !
Perfect, thanks!
Words in this phrase
Parfait
[par-feh]
perfect
A common way to say great or sounds good.
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'.
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.
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.
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.
Je l'ai vérifié aussi ce matin.
I checked it this morning too.
ouvrir
[oo-VREER]
to open
Infinitive verb meaning to open something.
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.
Ce match est fou !
This match is crazy!
soir
[swahr]
evening
Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.
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'.
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.
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.
Le chat noir.
The black cat.
rôti
[roh-TEE]
roast
Roasted meat, a classic family meal dish.
Le rôti de bœuf est prêt.
The roast beef is ready.
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