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How to Say ‘Where are you up to?’ in French

Où en êtes-vous ?

OO ahn et voo

[OO ahn et voo]

💬 Usage Tip: The little word en has no English match here; où en êtes-vous is a fixed way to ask about progress, not location. The casual version is Tu en es où ?.

Phrase Breakdown

Où

[OO]

where

Question word asking about place or location.

Example

Où habites-tu ?

Where do you live?

[ahn]

(with 'où en être') at, in terms of progress

In 'où en être', asks how far along someone is.

Example

Où en es-tu avec le rapport ?

How far along are you with the report?

êtes

[et]

are

Second person singular/plural form of 'to be'.

Example

Vous êtes ici.

You are here.

-vous

[voo]

you

Formal or plural 'you', attached by a hyphen after the verb in an inverted question.

Example

Avez-vous une table libre ?

Do you have a free table?

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