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How to Say ‘Meet me outside the staff room with your draft.’ in French

Retrouvez-moi devant la salle des profs avec votre brouillon.

ruh-troo-VAY mwah duh-vahn lah sahl day prohf ah-vek vot-ruh broo-YOHN

[ruh-troo-VAY mwah duh-vahn lah sahl day prohf ah-vek vot-ruh broo-YOHN]

Phrase Breakdown

Retrouvez-moi

ruh-troo-VAY mwah

Meet me

This is the imperative of 'retrouver', meaning to meet up with. Say 'reu-trou-vé-mwa'.

Example

Retrouvez-moi à midi.

Meet me at noon.

Words in this phrase

Retrouvez

[ruh-troo-VAY]

meet

Command form of 'retrouver': meet up with someone.

Example

Retrouvez-nous au café.

Meet us at the café.

-moi

[mwah]

Used to refer to oneself, asking for attention or pardon.

Example

Excusez-moi de vous déranger.

Excuse me for disturbing you.

devant la salle des profs

duh-vahn lah sahl day prohf

in front of the staff room

This gives the meeting place. Say it as one smooth group.

Example

Je suis devant la salle des profs.

I'm in front of the staff room.

Words in this phrase

devant

[duh-vahn]

In front of

Indicating the location directly before or facing.

Example

Il se tient devant la maison.

He stands in front of the house.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

salle

[sahl]

room

A room or dining area in a restaurant, often separate from the main space.

Example

Une salle au premier étage est-elle disponible ?

Is a room on the first floor available?

des

[day]

of the

A combination used to link an associative and definitive relation.

Example

Le livre des enfants.

The children's book.

profs

[prohf]

teachers

Informal short form of 'professeurs'.

Example

Les profs sont sympas.

The teachers are nice.

avec votre brouillon.

ah-vek vot-ruh broo-YOHN

with your draft.

'Votre' is the polite form of 'your'. End the sentence with falling intonation.

Example

Venez avec votre livre.

Come with your book.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-vek]

with

A preposition indicating accompaniment or association.

Example

Je suis avec elle.

I am with her.

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

brouillon

[broo-YOHN]

draft

A rough first version of written work.

Example

Apporte ton brouillon.

Bring your draft.

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