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How to Say ‘Thank you for being here.’ in French

Merci d'être là.

mair-see d EH-truh lah

[mair-see d EH-truh lah]

🇫🇷 In France: A standard, warm way to open a meeting or presentation in France. It acknowledges people's time before you get into the content.

Phrase Breakdown

Merci

[mair-see]

thank you

A polite expression of one's gratitude.

Example

Merci pour votre aide.

Thank you for your help.

[d]

for

Shortened 'de' before a vowel; after 'merci' it means 'for'.

Example

Merci d'avoir appelé.

Thanks for calling.

être

[EH-truh]

to be

Infinitive of the basic verb 'to be'.

Example

Je veux être à l'heure.

I want to be on time.

là

[lah]

there, here, present

With 'être', it means someone is present.

Example

Paul n'est pas là.

Paul isn't here.

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