How to Say ‘You're welcome.’ in French
Je vous en prie.
zhuh voo ahn pree
[zhuh voo ahn pree]
💬 Usage Tip: [En] here does not translate neatly word for word; in [je vous en prie], it is just part of the fixed expression. Learn the whole phrase as one chunk.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
« je » means 'I' and is the subject pronoun for speaking about yourself.
Quand quelqu'un vous remercie, vous pouvez répondre : « Je vous en prie. »
When someone thanks you, you can reply: "You're welcome."
vous
[voo]
you
« vous » means 'you' in a polite or plural way.
Au restaurant, une réponse polie est : « Je vous en prie. »
At the restaurant, a polite reply is: "You're welcome."
en
[ahn]
of it / for it
« en » is a small pronoun here used in the fixed polite expression « Je vous en prie ».
Après « merci », on entend souvent : « Je vous en prie. »
After "thank you," you often hear: "You're welcome."
prie
[pree]
ask / beg
« prie » comes from « prier », but in this full expression it means 'you're welcome' rather than its literal sense.
Le serveur peut répondre : « Je vous en prie. »
The waiter may reply: "You're welcome."
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