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Tu viens à la fête ? Avec plaisir !

Tu viens à la fête ? Avec plaisir !
Are you coming to the party? Gladly!
From Lesson 53:Everyday replies·French

Breakdown of Tu viens à la fête ? Avec plaisir !

la fête
the party
venir
to come
avec plaisir
with pleasure, gladly

Questions & Answers about Tu viens à la fête ? Avec plaisir !

Why is there a space before the question mark and the exclamation mark?
In French, punctuation marks that are made of two parts (like ?, !, :, and ;) always require a space before them. This is a basic rule of French writing!
Why does the question say "Tu viens" instead of "Est-ce que tu viens"?
In everyday spoken French, it is very common to ask a question simply by keeping the normal sentence order (Tu viens meaning You are coming) and raising your voice at the end. It is much more casual than using Est-ce que.
Why is it "à la fête" instead of "au fête"?
The word for party (fête) is feminine, so it uses la for the word the. The preposition à (to or at) and la stay separate as à la. If the noun were masculine, à and le would combine into the single word au.
What is the base verb for "viens"?
The base form, or infinitive, is venir (to come). It is an irregular verb, which means it does not follow standard ending patterns, so forms like tu viens (you are coming) just have to be memorized.
What does the little hat on the "e" in "fête" mean?
That is a circumflex accent. In many French words, it shows that an s used to be there historically. You can actually see this history because fête is closely related to the English words feast and festive!
Does "Avec plaisir" literally translate to "Gladly"?
Word-for-word, Avec plaisir translates to With pleasure. It is the most natural and common way for French speakers to say Gladly! or I'd love to! when accepting a friendly invitation.

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