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How to say “Where shall we meet?” in French
Agree on the meeting place after deciding to see each other.
On se retrouve où ?
Where shall we meet?
The question proposes choosing a place together.
Use it in three situations
Choosing a café
On se retrouve où ?
Where shall we meet?
Meeting near a station
On se retrouve où près de la gare ?
Where shall we meet near the station?
Agreeing on an entrance
On se retrouve à l'entrée ?
Shall we meet at the entrance?
What to watch for
Use the reciprocal meeting expression rather than a verb meaning to encounter an object.
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 making plans. Say this in French: Where shall we meet near the station?
Reveal a sample reply
On se retrouve où près de la gare ?
Where shall we meet near the station?
Build a useful exchange
Agree on a place, a time, and who is coming.
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.
