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How to Say ‘Have a seat, I'll bring it over to you.’ in French

Installez-vous, je vous l'apporte.

an-sta-LAY voo zhuh voo l ah-port

[an-sta-LAY voo zhuh voo l ah-port]

🇫🇷 In France: You'll hear this in coffee shops where you order at the counter. It's your cue to find a table rather than wait at the bar, because someone will bring your cup over.

Phrase Breakdown

Installez-vous,

an-sta-LAY voo

Have a seat / settle in,

A polite imperative. Say 'an-sta-lay voo'.

Example

Installez-vous ici.

Have a seat here.

Words in this phrase

Installez

[an-sta-LAY]

settle / sit down

Imperative of 's'installer', to make oneself comfortable.

Example

Installez-vous à cette table.

Have a seat at this table.

-vous

[voo]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun attached to the verb in the command 'sit down'.

Example

Dans « Asseyez-vous. », « -vous » fait partie du verbe pronominal.

In “Sit down.”, “-vous” is part of the reflexive verb.

je vous l'apporte.

zhuh voo l ah-port

I'll bring it to you.

The present tense used for something about to happen.

Example

Votre café ? Je vous l'apporte.

Your coffee? I'll bring it.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

[l]

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.

apporte

[ah-port]

bring

From the verb apporter, meaning to bring something somewhere.

Example

J'apporte mon ordinateur en classe.

I bring my computer to class.

Guides for French learners

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