How to Say ‘How do you say…?’ in French
Comment dit-on… ?
kuh-mahn DEE tohn
[kuh-mahn DEE tohn]
💬 Usage Tip: On means people in general, like "one" or a general "you". You'll hear it everywhere, and it often replaces "we" too.
Phrase Breakdown
Comment
[kuh-mahn]
How
Used to inquire about the state of something.
Comment était ta réunion aujourd'hui ?
How was your meeting today?
dit
[DEE]
says
Present tense of 'dire' (to say), used with 'on'.
On dit bonjour le matin.
People say hello in the morning.
-on
[tohn]
one / people
Impersonal pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people in general'; a 't' is added before it for sound.
On mange à midi.
People eat at noon.
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