How to Say ‘You are indeed four people at 8 pm.?’ in French
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures ?
voo ett byan KAH-truh pair-SON ah van ur
[voo ett byan KAH-truh pair-SON ah van ur]
💬 Usage Tip: [Bien] here is a confirmation word, not "well": [Vous êtes bien quatre personnes ?] means "It is four people, right?" You will hear the same pattern in [Vous avez bien réservé ?].
Phrase Breakdown
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes
voo ett byan KAH-truh pair-SON
You are indeed four people
A confirmation question; 'bien' here means 'indeed' or 'correctly'.
Vous êtes bien deux adultes et un enfant ?
You are indeed two adults and one child?
Words in this phrase
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural you, used politely by restaurant staff.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures pour la réservation ?
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m. for the reservation?
êtes
[ett]
are
Verb used to ask for confirmation about guests and timing.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures ce soir ?
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m. tonight?
bien
[byan]
indeed / really
Adds the idea of checking that the information is correct.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures, c’est exact ?
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m., is that correct?
quatre
[KAH-truh]
four
Specifies the number of people in the party.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures, pas trois.
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m., not three.
personnes
[pair-SON]
people
Counts guests included in the reservation.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures pour dîner.
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m. for dinner.
À 20 heures ?
ah van ur
At 8 p.m.?
Asks to confirm the time. In French, 20 heures is 8:00 p.m.
Votre table est à 20 heures ?
Your table is at 8 p.m.?
Words in this phrase
à
[ah]
at
Marks the scheduled time of the booking.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures samedi ?
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m. on Saturday?
20
[van]
20
Twenty, used in the 24-hour system for 8 p.m.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures, donc 20 correspond à 8 p.m.
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m., so 20 corresponds to 8 p.m.
heures
[ur]
hours / o’clock
Part of the French way of stating time in reservations.
Vous êtes bien quatre personnes à 20 heures, pas à 19 heures.
You are indeed four people at 8 p.m., not at 7 p.m.
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