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How to say “Is this your first time here?” in French
Find out whether a person has visited the place before.
C'est la première fois que tu viens ici ?
Is this your first time here?
Here refers to the place where the conversation is happening.
Use it in three situations
A café
C'est la première fois que tu viens ici ?
Is this your first time here?
A neighborhood event
C'est la première fois que tu viens à cet événement ?
Is this your first time at this event?
A language meetup
C'est la première fois que tu viens à une rencontre linguistique ?
Is this your first time at a language meetup?
What to watch for
Use a past visit construction, not a question about the person's age or experience generally.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine meeting people. Say this in French: Is this your first time at this event?
Reveal a sample reply
C'est la première fois que tu viens à cet événement ?
Is this your first time at this event?
Build a useful exchange
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
This expression 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.
