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How to Say ‘I got here completely wet!’ in French

Je suis arrivé tout mouillé !

zhuh swee ah-ree-VAY too moo-YAY

[zhuh swee ah-ree-VAY too moo-YAY]

Phrase Breakdown

Je suis arrivé

zhuh swee ah-ree-VAY

I arrived

The past tense of 'arriver'. Say 'zhuh swee za-ree-VAY'.

Example

Je suis arrivé en retard.

I arrived late.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

suis

[swee]

have (auxiliary)

Form of 'être' used as a helper verb to form the past tense of movement verbs.

Example

Je suis parti tôt.

I left early.

arrivé

[ah-ree-VAY]

arrived

Past participle of 'arriver' (to arrive).

Example

Le train est arrivé.

The train has arrived.

tout mouillé !

too moo-YAY

all wet!

'Tout' means 'completely'. 'Mouillé' sounds like 'moo-YAY', with the 'ill' said as 'y'.

Example

Le chien est tout mouillé.

The dog is all wet.

Words in this phrase

tout

[too]

completely; all the way

Adverb intensifying the next word: 'right', 'completely'.

Example

C'est tout près d'ici.

It's very close to here.

mouillé

[moo-YAY]

wet

Made wet, usually by rain or water.

Example

Mes chaussures sont mouillées.

My shoes are wet.

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