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How to Say ‘Did you wait a bit afterwards?’ in French

Vous avez attendu un peu après ?

voo ah-VAY ah-tahn-DOO uhn puh ah-PREH

[voo ah-VAY ah-tahn-DOO uhn puh ah-PREH]

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez attendu

voo ah-VAY ah-tahn-DOO

Did you wait

Link 'vous avez' with a z sound: 'vou-za-vé-a-tahn-du'.

Example

Vous avez attendu le bus ?

Did you wait for the bus?

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?

attendu

[ah-tahn-DOO]

waited

Past participle of 'attendre', to wait.

Example

J'ai attendu le bus.

I waited for the bus.

un peu après ?

uhn puh ah-PREH

a little while afterwards?

Say 'un peu' as 'uhn-peu' and 'après' as 'a-preh'. Raise your voice at the end for a question.

Example

Je pars un peu après.

I'm leaving a little later.

Words in this phrase

un

[uhn]

A

Indefinite article used before a singular noun.

Example

Un petit garçon joue.

A little boy is playing.

peu

[puh]

little

Used to indicate a small amount.

Example

Il y a peu de gens.

There are few people.

après

[ah-PREH]

afterwards

Used alone as an adverb meaning 'after that'.

Example

On mange et on sort après.

We eat and go out afterwards.

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