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How to Say ‘Hello Madam, it's your tenant from the second floor.’ in French

Bonjour Madame, c'est votre locataire du deuxième étage.

bohn-ZHOOR mah-DAHM s eh vot-ruh loh-ka-TAIR dyoo duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH

[bohn-ZHOOR mah-DAHM s eh vot-ruh loh-ka-TAIR dyoo duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH]

🇫🇷 In France: French floors start counting above the ground floor. So deuxième étage is what an American would call the third floor.

Phrase Breakdown

Bonjour Madame,

bohn-ZHOOR mah-DAHM

Hello, Madam,

A polite greeting. Say 'bon-zhoor ma-dam'.

Example

Bonjour Madame, comment allez-vous ?

Hello Madam, how are you?

Words in this phrase

Bonjour

[bohn-ZHOOR]

hello

A common polite greeting used at the start of a conversation, email, or message.

Example

Bonjour, merci encore pour notre échange lors de l'événement.

Hello, thank you again for our conversation during the event.

Madame

[mah-DAHM]

madam, Mrs.

Polite way to address a woman, e.g. a teacher.

Example

Merci, madame.

Thank you, madam.

c'est votre locataire

s eh vot-ruh loh-ka-TAIR

it's your tenant

'Locataire' means 'tenant'. Say 'say vo-treu lo-ka-tair'.

Example

C'est votre voisin.

It's your neighbor.

Words in this phrase

c'

[s]

it / this

"C'" stands for "ce" and means "it" or "this" in expressions like "c'est."

Example

C'est agréable de parler avec une équipe accueillante.

It's pleasant to speak with a welcoming team.

est

[eh]

is

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

locataire

[loh-ka-TAIR]

tenant

A person who rents a home from a landlord.

Example

Le locataire paie le loyer chaque mois.

The tenant pays the rent every month.

du deuxième étage.

dyoo duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH

from the second floor.

Say 'du deu-zyèm-é-tazh' and link the words smoothly.

Example

J'habite au deuxième étage.

I live on the second floor.

Words in this phrase

du

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

deuxième

[duh-ZYEM]

second

Ordinal number meaning number two in a sequence.

Example

C'est la deuxième maison.

It's the second house.

étage

[ay-TAHZH]

floor

A masculine noun for a level or storey of a building.

Example

Mon appartement est au troisième étage.

My apartment is on the third floor.

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