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How to Say ‘Yes, we purge it and wipe it every time.’ in French

Oui, on la purge et on l'essuie à chaque fois.

wee on lah PURZH eh on l eh-SWEE ah shak FWAH

[wee on lah PURZH eh on l eh-SWEE ah shak FWAH]

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, on la purge

wee on lah PURZH

Yes, we purge it

Pause briefly after 'Oui', then say 'on-la-pUrzh'.

Example

Oui, on la purge tout de suite.

Yes, we purge it right away.

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

[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.

[lah]

Refers to the reservation that was just mentioned.

Example

Oui, je la vois à votre nom.

Yes, I see it under your name.

purge

[PURZH]

purge

From 'purger': to flush out, e.g. blast steam to clean.

Example

Il purge le radiateur.

He bleeds the radiator.

et on l'essuie

eh on l eh-SWEE

and we wipe it

'Et' sounds like 'ay', and its 't' is never pronounced. The words flow together: 'ay-on-lay-swee'.

Example

On la rince et on l'essuie.

We rinse it and we wipe it.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

[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.

[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.

essuie

[eh-SWEE]

wipe

From 'essuyer': to wipe or dry.

Example

Il essuie la table.

He wipes the table.

à chaque fois.

ah shak FWAH

every time.

This stresses the habit. Your voice falls at the end.

Example

Je vérifie à chaque fois.

I check every time.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

chaque

[shak]

each / every

Used to refer to all items one by one in a series.

Example

Dans "Chaque", on insiste sur tous les instants du match.

With "Chaque," we emphasize every moment of the match.

fois

[FWAH]

time

Feminine noun for an occurrence; 'à chaque fois' = every time.

Example

Une fois par semaine.

Once a week.

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