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How to Say ‘Maybe not in the final… but we'll see!’ in French

Peut-être pas en finale… mais on verra !

puh ETR pah on fee-NAHL meh on veh-RAH

[puh ETR pah on fee-NAHL meh on veh-RAH]

Phrase Breakdown

Peut-être pas en finale…

puh ETR pah on fee-NAHL

Maybe not in the final…

Let your voice trail off at the '…' as if hesitating.

Example

Peut-être pas en finale, mais presque.

Maybe not in the final, but almost.

Words in this phrase

Peut

[puh]

maybe (part of)

From 'pouvoir' (can); with 'être' forms 'peut-être', meaning maybe.

Example

Il peut venir demain.

He can come tomorrow.

être

[ETR]

be (part of maybe)

Second part of 'peut-être', meaning maybe.

Example

Peut-être demain.

Maybe tomorrow.

pas

[pah]

not

Used with 'ne' to form a negative.

Example

Je ne comprends pas.

I do not understand.

[on]

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

finale

[fee-NAHL]

final

The last, deciding match of a tournament.

Example

Ils jouent en finale.

They play in the final.

mais on verra !

meh on veh-RAH

but we'll see!

'On verra' is a very common expression meaning 'we'll see'. Say 'may ohn vay-RAH'.

Example

On verra demain.

We'll see tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

mais

[meh]

But

Used to introduce a contrast.

Example

Il est petit mais fort.

He is small but strong.

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

verra

[veh-RAH]

will see

Future of 'voir' (to see); 'on verra' means we'll see.

Example

On verra demain.

We'll see tomorrow.

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