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How to Say ‘Do you have other hens at home?’ in French

Vous avez d'autres poules à la maison ?

voo ah-VAY d OH-truh pool ah lah may-ZOHN

[voo ah-VAY d OH-truh pool ah lah may-ZOHN]

🇫🇷 In France: Respiratory illness can spread through a flock, so the vet asks this to judge contagion. Be ready to say how many hens you have.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez d'autres poules

voo ah-VAY d OH-truh pool

Do you have other hens

Link 'vous avez' with a 'z' sound: 'voo-za-vay dotr pool'.

Example

Vous avez d'autres poules ici ?

Do you have other hens here?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

avez

[ah-VAY]

have

Auxiliary 'avoir' (vous form) used to build the past tense.

Example

Vous avez mangé ?

Have you eaten?

[d]

of / any

Contracted form of 'de' before a vowel; after negation it often means 'any.'

Example

Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude dans l'appartement.

There is no more hot water in the apartment.

autres

[OH-truh]

other

Plural of 'autre', meaning different or additional.

Example

J'ai d'autres questions.

I have other questions.

poules

[pool]

hens

Plural of 'poule', female chickens.

Example

Les poules dorment.

The hens are sleeping.

à la maison ?

ah lah may-ZOHN

at home?

Say 'a la may-zon', with your voice rising at the end for the question.

Example

Tu es à la maison ?

Are you at home?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

maison

[may-ZOHN]

house

After a noun: the shop's own, homemade.

Example

Le pain maison est délicieux.

The homemade bread is delicious.

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