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

Vous avez d'autres poules ?

voo ah-VAY d OH-truh pool

[voo ah-VAY d OH-truh pool]

💬 Usage Tip: In d'autres, the de loses its e before the vowel and sticks to the next word. Here it means "some other", as in d'autres chats "other cats".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez

voo ah-VAY

You have / Do you have

Link the 's' of 'vous' to 'avez' as a 'z' sound: 'voo-za-vay'.

Example

Vous avez un stylo ?

Do you have a pen?

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'autres poules ?

d OH-truh pool

other hens?

Say 'dotr pool'. 'De' shortens to 'd'' before 'autres'. Raise your voice at the end.

Example

Il y a d'autres poules dans le jardin.

There are other hens in the garden.

Words in this phrase

[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.

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