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How to Say ‘Oh, sorry, there will actually be five of us.’ in French

Ah, pardon, nous serons cinq, en fait.

Ah par-dohn noo suh-rohn SANK ahn fet

[Ah par-dohn noo suh-rohn SANK ahn fet]

Phrase Breakdown

Ah, pardon,

Ah par-dohn

Oh, sorry,

Use this to correct yourself politely. Say 'par-DON' with a nasal ending.

Example

Ah, pardon, je me suis trompé.

Oh, sorry, I made a mistake.

Words in this phrase

Ah

[Ah]

Ah

An exclamation expressing various emotions.

Example

Ah, je comprends maintenant.

Ah, I understand now.

pardon

[par-dohn]

sorry / pardon

Used to apologize lightly, ask someone to repeat, or get past someone.

Example

Si je bouscule quelqu'un, je dis « Pardon ».

If I bump into someone, I say “Sorry.”

nous serons cinq, en fait.

noo suh-rohn SANK ahn fet

there will be five of us, actually.

'En fait' means 'actually'. Pronounce its final 't': 'an FET'.

Example

C'est facile, en fait.

It's easy, actually.

Words in this phrase

nous

[noo]

we

Subject pronoun for the speaker and others.

Example

Nous arrivons à vingt heures.

We are arriving at eight p.m.

serons

[suh-rohn]

will be

A future form of être meaning will be.

Example

Nous serons ravis de vous indiquer l'entrée du parking.

We will be delighted to show you the parking entrance.

cinq

[SANK]

Five

The number that comes after four and before six, used to denote five items.

Example

Il y a cinq livres sur la table.

There are five books on the table.

en

[ahn]

in (part of 'en fait')

With 'fait' forms the expression 'en fait', meaning 'actually' or 'in fact'.

Example

En fait, je suis libre ce soir.

Actually, I'm free tonight.

fait

[fet]

fact

Noun meaning 'fact'; in 'en fait' it means 'actually', used to correct oneself.

Example

C'est un fait connu.

It's a known fact.

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