How to Say ‘Everyone’ in French
Tout le monde
too luh mohnd
[too luh mohnd]
💬 Usage Tip: A fixed phrase meaning "everyone." Even though it looks like "all the world," it usually just means all the people in a group.
🇫🇷 In France: Very useful in friendly parent chat: "Tout le monde est là ?" = "Is everyone here?"
Phrase Breakdown
Tout
[too]
all; every
Here it helps form the expression tout le monde, meaning everyone.
Tout le monde semble de bonne humeur ce matin.
Everyone seems in a good mood this morning.
Le monde
luh mohnd
the world / people
In this expression, it means people in general: everyone.
Le monde arrive.
Everyone is arriving.
Words in this phrase
le
[luh]
the
The masculine singular definite article used in the expression tout le monde.
Tout le monde attend devant l’entrée.
Everyone is waiting in front of the entrance.
monde
[mohnd]
world; people
In tout le monde, monde refers to people in general, so the full phrase means everyone.
Tout le monde connaît la maîtresse ici.
Everyone knows the teacher here.
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