{"id":2550,"date":"2021-10-31T09:16:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T09:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/?p=2550"},"modified":"2021-11-01T14:35:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T14:35:00","slug":"youre-welcome-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/youre-welcome-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Ways To Say &#8220;You&#8217;re Welcome&#8221; In French (And When To Use Them)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom:40px;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container{max-width:1200px;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container .kadence-info-box-image-intrisic{padding-bottom:52.3333%;width:1200px;height:0px;max-width:100%;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kadence-info-box-icon-container .kt-info-svg-icon, #kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-info-svg-icon-flip, #kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-number{font-size:50px;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover .kt-blocks-info-box-media{color:#444444;background:transparent;border-color:#444444;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-learnmore{background:transparent;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding-top:4px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:4px;padding-left:8px;margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}#kt-info-box_ae1f69-99 .kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap:hover{box-shadow:0px 0px 6px 1px var(--global-palette6, #718096);}<\/style>\n<div id=\"kt-info-box_ae1f69-99\" class=\"wp-block-kadence-infobox\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-link-wrap info-box-link kt-blocks-info-box-media-align-left kt-info-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media-container\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-info-box-media kt-info-media-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic-container\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-intrisic kt-info-animate-none\"><div class=\"kadence-info-box-image-inner-intrisic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article.jpg\" alt=\"youre-welcome-in-french-article\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" class=\"kt-info-box-image wp-image-2564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frenchscope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/youre-welcome-in-french-article-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-infobox-textcontent\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As a French coach, <strong>one of the most common questions I get asked is &#8220;<\/strong><strong>How do you say you&#8217;re welcome in French?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, you can actually choose from a variety of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So it&#8217;s important to know which &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; 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in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It literally means &#8220;Of nothing&#8221; and has the same sense as &#8220;It&#8217;s nothing&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>De rien<\/em><\/strong><strong> is the basic response when someone thanks you for doing something unimportant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You hold the door for someone or you offer them a compliment, and you&#8217;ll most likely answer with <em>De rien<\/em> after they say <em>Merci<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the most ordinary option, often uttered without much consideration. As such, it tends to downplay the reason why someone is thanking you in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exemple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">&#8211; <em>Ta maison est magnifique.<\/em> (Your home is beautiful.)<br>&#8211; <em>Merci.<\/em> (Thank you.)<br>&#8211; <em>De rien.<\/em> (It&#8217;s nothing\/You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that <em>Ce n&#8217;est rien<\/em> (literally &#8220;This is nothing&#8221;) can be used in the same manner, but it&#8217;s less common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>While <em>De rien <\/em><\/strong><strong>is suitable in many situations, it&#8217;s rather informal.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So in a professional setting or when you need to make a good impression, it might be better to go with a different option.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be super polite: <em>Je vous en prie<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is the most formal way to say &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; in French.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not surprising, considering it literally means &#8220;I pray you for it&#8221;, which sounds pretty archaic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s way more polite than <em>De rien<\/em>, so it&#8217;s an excellent choice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>For professional situations when you&#8217;re not on a <em>tu<\/em> basis with your colleagues<\/li><li>If you need to be more formal<\/li><li>If you speak to an adult you don&#8217;t know<\/li><li>If you speak to someone older<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci d&#8217;avoir r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 ma question.<\/em> (Thank you for answering my question.)<br>&#8211; <em>Je vous en prie. <\/em>(You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Saying &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; to more than one person? You can go with <em>Je vous en prie<\/em> too because <em>vous <\/em>is also used when speaking to multiple people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be polite with a friend: <em>Je t&#8217;en prie<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This has the same meaning as <em>Je vous en prie<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except you use it with people you know well or when you address someone as <em>tu<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s more formal than <em>De rien<\/em><\/strong><strong> but more informal than <em>Je vous en prie<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a great choice when someone thanks you for a nice gesture or something important. In a way, it&#8217;s more genuine than just saying<em> De rien<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci beaucoup pour cette surprise, c&#8217;est g\u00e9nial! <\/em>(Thank you very much for this surprise, it&#8217;s amazing!)<br>&#8211; <em>Je t&#8217;en prie.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you don&#8217;t mind helping: <em>Pas de probl\u00e8me<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This one is easy and literally means &#8220;No problem&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use it to reassure someone thanking you that you didn&#8217;t mind helping them. <\/strong>So they won&#8217;t stress over whether they wasted your time or were a burden to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is only appropriate in informal situations, even if you don&#8217;t know the person, as long as you did something to help them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci de m&#8217;avoir aid\u00e9.<\/em> (Thank you for helping me.)<br>&#8211; <em>Pas de probl\u00e8me. <\/em>(No problem\/You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pas de soucis <\/em>(No worries) can also be used in the same manner as <em>Pas de probl\u00e8me<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to be casual: <em>Il n&#8217;y a pas de quoi<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This means &#8220;There is no need to thank me, it was nothing&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It can be your casual answer when someone thanks you for doing something nice for them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s quite informal though, so use it only with friends, family or unimportant strangers (as long as they&#8217;re not your boss!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci pour le restaurant.<\/em> (Thank you for the restaurant.)<br>&#8211; <em>Il n&#8217;y a pas de quoi.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also very common to hear a shortened version such as <em>Y&#8217;a pas de quoi<\/em> or even <em>Pas de quoi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re happy to help: <em>Avec plaisir<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This literally means &#8220;With pleasure&#8221; and has the same sense as &#8220;My pleasure&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s an excellent answer when someone is thanking you for something you&#8217;re happy to help with.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is especially common in southern France, particularly around Toulouse. But it&#8217;s still easily understood everywhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, I&#8217;m a native French speaker living near Paris and I use <em>Avec plaisir<\/em> all the time, even though I&#8217;ve never been in southern France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even know it was specific to this region before writing this article! And no one ever asked me to clarify what I meant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Avec plaisir <\/em><\/strong><strong>is neither really informal nor formal, making it a great choice when you want to say &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; to someone you helped, without worrying about whether or not you&#8217;re polite enough.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci pour ton aide.<\/em> (Thank you for your help.)<br>&#8211; <em>Avec plaisir.<\/em> (My pleasure\/You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another less used variation of this is <em>Tout le plaisir est pour moi<\/em> (Pleasure is all mine). It&#8217;s quite formal and a little old-fashioned, but you&#8217;ll definitely sound fancy if the person thanking you is an elderly or in a position of authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you feel you should be the one saying &#8220;Thank you&#8221;: <em>C&#8217;est moi qui vous remercie<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It means &#8220;It&#8217;s me who thanks you&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use it when someone tells you <em>Merci<\/em><\/strong><strong> while you feel like you should be the one thanking them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re buying clothes in a shop and you&#8217;re thanking the seller, you might hear them answer with <em>C&#8217;est moi qui vous remercie<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By essence, this option is quite formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; (Customer paying at a restaurant): <em>Merci.<\/em> (Thank you.)<br>&#8211; (Owner of the restaurant): <em>C&#8217;est moi qui vous remercie.<\/em> (It&#8217;s me who thanks you\/You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also use the shortened version <em>C&#8217;est moi<\/em> which is more common but slightly less formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you want to say &#8220;Thank you too&#8221;: <em>Merci \u00e0 vous<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, two people help each other out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If this happens to you and <strong>the other person thanks you first, you can answer with <em>Merci \u00e0 vous<\/em><\/strong><strong> to thank them in return.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, let&#8217;s say your car breaks down in the middle of the road. Someone walks by and helps you fix your tire. Once it&#8217;s done, you drive them to their destination to thank them for their assistance. When they tell you <em>Merci<\/em>, you can respond with <em>Merci \u00e0 vous<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is used in formal situations, especially:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If you don&#8217;t know the person thanking you<\/li><li>If the other person is much older than you<\/li><li>If the other person is in a position of authority over you<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more informal situations or when talking to a friend, you can say <em>Merci \u00e0 toi<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re in Belgium: <em>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Belgium, if you hear someone respond with <em>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet <\/em><\/strong><strong>after you say <em>Merci<\/em><\/strong><strong>, don&#8217;t be confused.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In France, <em>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet<\/em> means &#8220;Please&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in Belgium, it means both &#8220;Please&#8221; and &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci pour votre conseil.<\/em> (Thank you for your advice.)<br>&#8211; <em>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is appropriate in formal situations or when talking to someone you don&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re responding to thanks from a friend, you can say <em>S&#8217;il te pla\u00eet<\/em> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just make sure not to use <em>S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet<\/em> or <em>S&#8217;il te pla\u00eet<\/em> as &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; outside of Belgium. No one will understand you if you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re in Switzerland: <em>Service<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Switzerland, one of the most popular ways to say &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; is <em>Service<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which comes from the phrase <em>\u00c0 votre service<\/em> (At your service).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s a common response when you do something for someone and they thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Ce plat \u00e9tait excellent, merci!<\/em> (This dish was delicious, thank you!)<br>&#8211; <em>Service.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc.), you&#8217;ll often hear the full version <em>\u00c0 votre service<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a polite way to say you were doing your duty or to be extra courteous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of Switzerland, no one will understand this though, so keep it in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re not sure whether or not to use <em>Service<\/em>, you can always go with one of the standard French options such as<em> Je vous en prie<\/em>. Swiss people will definitely understand you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re in Quebec: <em>Bienvenue<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the province of Quebec (Canada), you&#8217;ll hear people say <em>Bienvenue<\/em> for &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait! What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t <em>Bienvenue<\/em> mean &#8220;Welcome&#8221; (as in &#8220;Welcome to Paris&#8221;) in French?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It does!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But<strong> in Quebec, <em>Bienvenue<\/em><\/strong><strong> is used as both &#8220;Welcome&#8221; and &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221;<\/strong>. Easy, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci pour le cadeau.<\/em> (Thank you for the gift.)<br>&#8211; <em>Bienvenue.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This option is appropriate in almost any context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you need to be extra formal, you can go with <em>Je vous en prie<\/em>, just like in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep <em>Bienvenue<\/em> as &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; only in Quebec or people might not understand you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a more general French Canadian option, you can go with this last one instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you&#8217;re in Canada: <em>\u00c7a me fait plaisir<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This is a common response to <em>Merci<\/em><\/strong><strong> in Canada<\/strong> (not just Quebec, unlike the previous example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the French-speaking world, <em>\u00c7a me fait plaisir<\/em> means &#8220;It makes me happy&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But <strong>in Canada, you can also use it to say &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; in most informal situations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re thanking someone (like a seller, a teacher, a taxi driver, a friend, etc.), they&#8217;ll often respond with <em>\u00c7a me fait plaisir<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s like the French Canadian version of <em>De rien<\/em> or <em>Il n&#8217;y a pas de quoi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8211; <em>Merci pour ton aide. <\/em>(Thank you for your help.)<br>&#8211; <em>\u00c7a me fait plaisir.<\/em> (You&#8217;re welcome.)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll often hear the shortened version <em>\u00c7a fait plaisir<\/em> too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Again, don&#8217;t use this as &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221; outside of Canada. But it&#8217;s an excellent phrase to remember if you want to sound like a local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do French people even say &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome&#8221;?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a popular clich\u00e9, French people are rude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it mostly applies to Parisians. Actually, even non-Parisians consider them rude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s because Parisians always seem in a rush and living in a big city is often frustrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s no reason to generalize. 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