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How to Say ‘Lucky you!’ in French

Tu as de la chance !

tyoo ah duh lah SHAHNS

[tyoo ah duh lah SHAHNS]

💬 Usage Tip: French says you "have" luck: avoir de la chance. So "I'm lucky" is J'ai de la chance, not a form of être "to be".

Phrase Breakdown

Tu as

tyoo ah

You have

This is the present tense of 'avoir'. It is often said quickly as 't'as' in casual speech.

Example

Tu as un stylo ?

Do you have a pen?

Words in this phrase

Tu

[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?

as

[ah]

have

Form of avoir used with tu to build the present perfect, as in have seen.

Example

Tu as vu ça juste avant le but ?

Did you see that just before the goal?

de la chance !

duh lah SHAHNS

luck! (You're lucky!)

'Avoir de la chance' means 'to be lucky'. Say it 'duh la SHAHNSS'.

Example

J'ai de la chance.

I'm lucky.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

some (partitive)

With 'la' it forms 'de la', meaning 'some' before uncountable nouns.

Example

Je bois de la limonade.

I drink some lemonade.

la

[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.

chance

[SHAHNS]

luck

Good fortune; bonne chance means good luck.

Example

Tu as de la chance !

You are lucky!

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