How to Say ‘Did your child have a good day?’ in French
Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
voh-truh ahn-fahn ah pah-say ewn bun zhoor-nay
[voh-truh ahn-fahn ah pah-say ewn bun zhoor-nay]
💬 Usage Tip: A passé is the passé composé of passer here: 'had/spent.' Very natural in everyday spoken French.
🇫🇷 In France: French parents often ask about the child's journée rather than directly about school performance.
Phrase Breakdown
Votre
[voh-truh]
your
Votre means 'your' in a polite or plural form.
À la sortie, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
At pick-up, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
enfant
[ahn-fahn]
child
Enfant means 'child'.
Pour discuter, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
To chat, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
a
[ah]
has
A means 'has' from the verb avoir and helps form the past tense here.
En fin de journée, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
At the end of the day, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
passé
[pah-say]
spent / had
Passé means 'spent' or 'had' in this context, as in spending a day.
Au portail, j'aime demander : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
At the gate, I like to ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
une
[ewn]
a
Une means 'a' before a feminine noun.
Pour être aimable, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
To be friendly, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
bonne
[bun]
good
Bonne is the feminine form of 'good'.
Avec le sourire, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
With a smile, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
journée
[zhoor-nay]
day
Journée means 'day' as an experience or stretch of time.
À la sortie de l'école, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?
At school pick-up, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'
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