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How to Say ‘Are you waiting for your child?’ in French

Vous attendez votre enfant ?

voo ah-ton-day voh-truh ahn-fahn

[voo ah-ton-day voh-truh ahn-fahn]

🇫🇷 In France: At a school gate, starting with [vous] is the safe default with other adults unless you already know each other well.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous

[voo]

you

Vous means 'you' in a polite or plural form, often used with other parents you do not know well.

Example

Je demande poliment : Vous attendez votre enfant ?

I ask politely: 'Are you waiting for your child?'

attendez

[ah-ton-day]

are waiting

Attendez comes from attendre, 'to wait'; here it means 'are you waiting'.

Example

Au portail, je demande : Vous attendez votre enfant ?

At the gate, I ask: 'Are you waiting for your child?'

votre

[voh-truh]

your

Votre means 'your' in singular formal or plural contexts.

Example

En discutant, je demande : Vous attendez votre enfant ?

While chatting, I ask: 'Are you waiting for your child?'

enfant

[ahn-fahn]

child

Enfant means 'child' and can refer to either a boy or a girl.

Example

Je vois une maman et je lui demande : Vous attendez votre enfant ?

I see a mum and ask her: 'Are you waiting for your child?'

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