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How to Say ‘Oh yeah, it's been raining since this morning.’ in French

Ah oui, il pleut depuis ce matin.

Ah wee eel pluh duh-PWEE suh ma-TAN

[Ah wee eel pluh duh-PWEE suh ma-TAN]

💬 Usage Tip: With depuis, French uses the present tense where English says "has been": il pleut depuis ce matin means "it's been raining since this morning." It's the same with j'attends depuis une heure "I've been waiting for an hour."

Phrase Breakdown

Ah oui, il pleut

Ah wee eel pluh

Oh yes, it's raining

'Il pleut' is how French says 'it rains / it's raining'. Say 'eel pluh', rounding your lips for 'eu'.

Example

Prends un parapluie, il pleut.

Take an umbrella, it's raining.

Words in this phrase

[Ah]

An exclamation expressing various emotions.

Example

Ah, je comprends maintenant.

Ah, I understand now.

oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

[eel]

it (impersonal)

Impersonal subject used with verbs like 'rester' meaning 'there is left'.

Example

Il reste du pain.

There is some bread left.

pleut

[pluh]

is raining

Present tense of 'pleuvoir', to rain; only used with 'il'.

Example

Il pleut beaucoup en automne.

It rains a lot in autumn.

depuis ce matin.

duh-PWEE suh ma-TAN

since this morning.

The present tense plus 'depuis' shows something still going on. Say 'duh-PWEE suh ma-TAN'.

Example

Je travaille depuis ce matin.

I've been working since this morning.

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.

[suh]

this

Demonstrative adjective used before a masculine noun; with 'soir' it means 'tonight'.

Example

On sort ce week-end ?

Shall we go out this weekend?

matin

[ma-TAN]

morning

The early part of the day.

Example

Je travaille le matin.

I work in the morning.

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