Learn French: Bienvenue dans l'entreprise, enchanté ! - Welcome to the company, nice to meet you!

Bienvenue dans l'entreprise, enchanté !

Welcome to the company, nice to meet you!

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Questions & Answers about Bienvenue dans l'entreprise, enchanté !

Why does the French sentence use dans (in) instead of a word for "to"?

In English, you say "welcome to," but French speakers often say "welcome in." When welcoming someone into a physical space, building, or organization like a company, you use dans.

Since it's written as l'entreprise, how do we know if the word for "company" is masculine or feminine?

It is a feminine word (une entreprise). Because it begins with a vowel, the feminine word for "the" (la) drops its a to become l'. This prevents two vowel sounds from clashing and makes the phrase flow better when spoken.

What does enchanté literally mean?

It literally means "enchanted" or "delighted." In French, this single word is the most common and polite way to say "nice to meet you" when you are first introduced to someone.

If a woman is speaking, does enchanté change?

Yes! Because enchanté acts like an adjective describing the person who is speaking, a woman must add an e to the end, writing it as enchantée. However, both spellings are pronounced exactly the same way.