French · Everyday Verbs

"to send" in French: envoyer

envoyer

Say it: ahn-vwa-YAYverb/ɑ̃.vwa.je/

To send in French is envoyer. J'envoie means I send / I'm sending. Tu m'envoies le lien ? is everyday chat. Present changes y to i: j'envoie, tu envoies.

Group chat

Tu m'envoies l'adresse du resto ?
Will you send me the restaurant address?
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How to pronounce envoyer

Say it

ahn-vwa-YAY

/ɑ̃.vwa.je/

Envoyer: ahn-vwa-YAY. J'envoie: zhan-VWA. Soft nasal en at the start.

"to send" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
envoyerto send

Infinitive.

j'envoie / tu envoiesI send / you send

Present.

envoyer un messageto send a message

Texts and chat.

envoyer par la posteto send by mail

Parcels.

How to use envoyer in real life

  1. 1Group chat

    Tu m'envoies l'adresse du resto ?

    Will you send me the restaurant address?

    Tu envoies.

  2. 2Work email

    J'envoie le fichier avant midi.

    I'm sending the file before noon.

    J'envoie.

  3. 3Post office

    On envoie le colis en suivi.

    We're sending the parcel tracked.

    On envoie.

Mistakes English speakers make with envoyer

Incorrect: Je t'envoye le lien.

Correct: Je t'envoie le lien.

Present uses envoie (y → i).

Incorrect: J'ai send le mail.

Correct: J'ai envoyé le mail.

Past participle is envoyé.

Good to know

Envoyer covers mail, email, and texts. For a quick ping friends say envoie-moi un message; for packages, la Poste and points relais are everyday.

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Sharing tickets

  1. ChatPal

    Tu envoies les billets PDF ?

    Are you sending the PDF tickets?

  2. You

    Oui, j'envoie ça maintenant.

    Yes, I'm sending that now.

  3. ChatPal

    Parfait. Envoie aussi le plan du métro.

    Perfect. Send the metro map too.

  4. You

    C'est fait.

    Done.

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FAQ

Common questions about "to send" in French

How do you say to send in French?

Envoyer.

How do you say I'm sending it?

Je l'envoie.

Why envoie not envoye?

In the present, y becomes i: j'envoie, tu envoies.

How do you pronounce envoyer?

ahn-vwa-YAY.

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