How to Say ‘Sit down.’ in French
Asseyez-vous.
ah-say-yay voo
[ah-say-yay voo]
💬 Usage Tip: [Asseyez-vous] is a command with [vous], used for one person politely or for several people. The [z-vous] part links smoothly, roughly (ah-say-yay-voo).
🇫🇷 In France: Teachers use this naturally with a class. To one student, it can sound firm but still standard, not rude.
Phrase Breakdown
Asseyez
[ah-say-yay]
sit
Imperative form used to tell one or more people to sit down.
Le professeur dit « Asseyez » dans la consigne « Asseyez-vous. »
The teacher says “Sit” in the instruction “Sit down.”
-vous
[voo]
yourself
Reflexive pronoun attached to the verb in the command 'sit down'.
Dans « Asseyez-vous. », « -vous » fait partie du verbe pronominal.
In “Sit down.”, “-vous” is part of the reflexive verb.
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