How to Say ‘How do you say… in French?’ in French
Comment dit-on… en français ?
kuh-mahn DEE tohn on frahn-SEH
[kuh-mahn DEE tohn on frahn-SEH]
Phrase Breakdown
Comment dit-on…
kuh-mahn DEE tohn
How do you say…
Link the 't' to 'on': 'ko-mon dee-ton'. Pause here to insert the word you need.
Comment dit-on « thank you » ?
How do you say 'thank you'?
Words in this phrase
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.
en français ?
on frahn-SEH
in French?
'En' is nasal ('on'). 'Français' is said 'fron-seh' with a rising voice.
C'est écrit en français.
It's written in French.
Words in this phrase
en
[on]
in
A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.
Il est en France.
He is in France.
français
[frahn-SEH]
French
The French language; also the adjective 'French'.
Le français est une belle langue.
French is a beautiful language.
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