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How to respond to “À plus tard !” in French
A future-oriented goodbye can acknowledge the expected meeting or confirm a more specific time.
What you might hear
À plus tard !
See you later!
Choose a reply that fits
À plus tard.
See you later.
Return the same general goodbye.
À demain.
See you tomorrow.
Use when tomorrow is the actual agreed day.
D'accord, à ce moment-là.
Okay, see you then.
Acknowledge an already agreed meeting.
Préviens-moi quand tu arrives.
Let me know when you arrive.
Ask for an update only when it fits the relationship.
Two short exchanges
Leaving after a meetup
À plus tard !
See you later!
À plus tard.
See you later.
Confirming tomorrow's meeting
À demain !
See you tomorrow!
À demain.
See you tomorrow.
Your turn
Acknowledge a meeting that has already been arranged.
Reveal a sample reply
D'accord, à ce moment-là.
Okay, see you then.
This response guide in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
