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How to Say ‘Have you been working here long?’ in French

Tu travailles ici depuis longtemps ?

tyoo trah-VYE ee-see duh-PWEE lohn-TAHN

[tyoo trah-VYE ee-see duh-PWEE lohn-TAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses the present tense with depuis for something that is still going on. Here tu travailles covers "have you been working".

Phrase Breakdown

Tu travailles ici

tyoo trah-VYE ee-see

You work here

French uses the present tense with 'depuis' for something that is still going on.

Example

Tu travailles ici ?

Do you work here?

Words in this phrase

[tyoo]

you

An informal singular pronoun used to address one person.

Example

Tu travailles dans une start-up ou une grande entreprise ?

Do you work in a start-up or a large company?

travailles

[trah-VYE]

work

From the verb travailler, used when asking or saying what someone does professionally.

Example

Tu travailles déjà dans ce secteur depuis longtemps ?

Have you already worked in this sector for a long time?

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

depuis longtemps ?

duh-PWEE lohn-TAHN

for a long time?

'Depuis' sounds like 'duh-pwee'. 'Longtemps' has two nasal vowels: 'lohn-tahn'. Let your voice rise at the end.

Example

Tu attends depuis longtemps ?

Have you been waiting long?

Words in this phrase

depuis

[duh-PWEE]

since / for

Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.

Example

Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.

For three years, I have been building my professional network.

longtemps

[lohn-TAHN]

a long time

Adverb meaning 'for a long time'.

Example

Je l'attends depuis longtemps.

I've been waiting for him a long time.

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