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How to Say ‘Did your child have a good day?’ in French

Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

voh-truh ahn-fahn ah pah-say ewn bun zhoor-nay

[voh-truh ahn-fahn ah pah-say ewn bun zhoor-nay]

Phrase Breakdown

Votre

[voh-truh]

your

Votre means 'your' in a polite or plural form.

Example

À la sortie, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

At pick-up, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

enfant

[ahn-fahn]

child

Enfant means 'child'.

Example

Pour discuter, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

To chat, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

a

[ah]

has

A means 'has' from the verb avoir and helps form the past tense here.

Example

En fin de journée, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

At the end of the day, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

passé

[pah-say]

spent / had

Passé means 'spent' or 'had' in this context, as in spending a day.

Example

Au portail, j'aime demander : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

At the gate, I like to ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

une

[ewn]

a

Une means 'a' before a feminine noun.

Example

Pour être aimable, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

To be friendly, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

bonne

[bun]

good

Bonne is the feminine form of 'good'.

Example

Avec le sourire, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

With a smile, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

journée

[zhoor-nay]

day

Journée means 'day' as an experience or stretch of time.

Example

À la sortie de l'école, je demande : Votre enfant a passé une bonne journée ?

At school pick-up, I ask: 'Did your child have a good day?'

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