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How to Say ‘We've lived here since September.’ in French

On habite ici depuis septembre.

on ah-BEET ee-see duh-PWEE sep-TAHN-bruh

[on ah-BEET ee-see duh-PWEE sep-TAHN-bruh]

💬 Usage Tip: With depuis, French uses the present tense where English says "have lived". It's on habite, not a past form: je travaille ici depuis mai "I've worked here since May".

Phrase Breakdown

On habite ici

on ah-BEET ee-see

We have lived here

Link 'on' and 'habite' with an 'n' sound: 'on-na-beet ee-see'. The 'h' is silent.

Example

On habite ici depuis longtemps.

We have lived here for a long time.

Words in this phrase

[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.

habite

[ah-BEET]

live

Form of the verb 'habiter' (to live, reside) used with 'je' or 'il/elle'.

Example

Elle habite à Paris.

She lives in Paris.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

depuis septembre.

duh-PWEE sep-TAHN-bruh

since September.

'Depuis' means 'since/for'. French uses the present tense with 'depuis' for something still ongoing. Say 'duh-pwee sep-tahnbr'. The 'p' in 'septembre' is pronounced.

Example

Je travaille depuis septembre.

I have been working since September.

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.

Example

Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.

For three years, I have been building my professional network.

septembre

[sep-TAHN-bruh]

September

The ninth month of the year, when school starts again.

Example

La rentrée est en septembre.

Back to school is in September.

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