How to Say ‘See you at pickup time.’ in French
À tout à l'heure à la sortie.
ah too ah l ur ah lah sor-tee
[ah too ah l ur ah lah sor-tee]
💬 Usage Tip: À tout à l'heure means 'see you a bit later.' La sortie here means school dismissal/pickup time.
🇫🇷 In France: In school context, la sortie is a key word—it's not just 'exit,' it's the whole pickup moment.
Phrase Breakdown
À
[ah]
see you / at
Here À starts the expression À tout à l'heure, meaning see you soon.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie de l'école.
See you later at school pick-up.
tout
[too]
all / everything
In this expression, tout helps form À tout à l'heure, meaning see you later soon.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie, bonne journée !
See you later at pick-up, have a good day!
à
[ah]
at
A preposition used before places or moments.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie avec les enfants.
See you later at pick-up with the children.
l'
[l]
the
Contracted form used before a vowel; here it means the.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie de la classe.
See you later at class pick-up.
heure
[ur]
hour / time
In À tout à l'heure, heure refers to later today, not a precise hour.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie devant l'école.
See you later at pick-up in front of the school.
à
[ah]
at
A preposition used before places or moments.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie avec les enfants.
See you later at pick-up with the children.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie principale.
See you later at the main exit.
sortie
[sor-tee]
exit / pick-up time
At school, la sortie often means the moment children come out and parents collect them.
À tout à l'heure à la sortie devant le portail.
See you later at pick-up in front of the gate.
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