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How to Say ‘You're Léa's mum, right?’ in French

Vous êtes la maman de Léa, non ?

voo et lah ma-MAHN duh lay-AH nohn

[voo et lah ma-MAHN duh lay-AH nohn]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding non ? to the end of a statement turns it into a check, like 'right?' in English.

🇫🇷 In France: Parents at the gate often know each other only as 'so-and-so's mum or dad'. Opening this way is a normal, friendly icebreaker.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous êtes la maman

voo et lah ma-MAHN

You are the mom

Link 'vous êtes' as 'voo-ZET'. The 's' of 'vous' becomes a 'z' sound before the vowel.

Example

Vous êtes la maman de Paul ?

Are you Paul's mom?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

êtes

[et]

are

Second person singular/plural form of 'to be'.

Example

Vous êtes ici.

You are here.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

maman

[ma-MAHN]

mum

Informal word for mother.

Example

La maman de Paul est là.

Paul's mum is here.

de Léa, non ?

duh lay-AH nohn

of Léa, right?

Raise your voice on 'non ?'. Added at the end, it works like 'right?' in English.

Example

C'est toi, non ?

It's you, right?

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

Léa

[lay-AH]

Léa

A popular French girl's name.

Example

Léa joue dans le jardin.

Léa is playing in the garden.

non

[nohn]

right? (tag)

Placed at the end of a question to ask for agreement, like 'right?'.

Example

C'est sympa, non ?

It's nice, right?

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