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How to Say ‘I'll wait here.’ in French

Je vais attendre ici.

zhuh veh ah-TAHN-druh ee-see

[zhuh veh ah-TAHN-druh ee-see]

💬 Usage Tip: Je vais plus a verb in its dictionary form is the everyday way to talk about what you're about to do, as in Je vais revenir "I'll come back".

Phrase Breakdown

Je vais

zhuh veh

I'm going to

'Aller' + infinitive forms the near future. 'Vais' sounds like 'vay'.

Example

Je vais manger.

I'm going to eat.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vais

[veh]

am going to

Present tense of 'go,' used to express future intention.

Example

Je vais préparer le dîner.

I am going to prepare dinner.

attendre ici.

ah-TAHN-druh ee-see

wait here

'Attendre' means 'to wait', not 'to attend'. Link it smoothly to 'ici', which sounds like 'ee-see'.

Example

Tu peux attendre ici.

You can wait here.

Words in this phrase

attendre

[ah-TAHN-druh]

to wait

Verb meaning to wait (for).

Example

Je dois attendre le bus.

I must wait for the bus.

ici

[ee-see]

here

This place or location.

Example

Restons ici pour un moment.

Let's stay here for a while.

Guides for French learners

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