There, here - Là (The 109th Most Common French Word)

The French word for There, here is Là. This word often comes up when talking about being & changes, location & place, time & frequency, media & it, communication. It can be used as adverb, interjection. It is the 109th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common French words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: there, here

French: là

Examples


I'm here now.	Je suis là maintenant.
That's not the reason I'm here.	Je ne suis pas là pour ça.
They're not here.	Je ne suis pas là.
There are some things that I don't understand.	Il y a là des choses que je ne comprends pas.
She will always be there.	Il sera toujours là.
He'll be here any moment.	Il sera là d'un instant à l'autre.
She is not here yet.	Elle n'est pas encore là.
I didn't know that you were there.	Je ne savais pas que tu étais là.

Here's your dog.	Votre chien est là.
I'm exactly where I want to be.	Je suis exactement là où je veux être.
He's going to be there in ten minutes.	Il sera là dans dix minutes.
It is strange that he is not here. He always comes at this time.	C'est étrange qu'il ne soit pas là. Il vient toujours à cette heure.
The first person is here.	La première personne est là.
I miss you when you aren't here.	Vous me manquez lorsque vous n'êtes pas là.
I will be there tomorrow.	Je serai là demain.
I'll be there in a second.	Je serai là dans une seconde.
I'm not going to be here tomorrow.	Je ne serai pas là demain.
I went there yesterday.	Je suis allé là hier.
The hotel is there.	L'hôtel est là.
Stay there	Restez là.
Sit over there.	Assieds-toi là.

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