French word

voici

Pronunciation

IPA/vwasi/

Meaning

  • adverbhere's

Example

Voici ton café.

Here's your coffee.

Illustration for voici (here's)

More examples

Voici les clés.

Here are the keys.

Core concept

A speaker draws attention to an item held or placed nearby, presenting it directly to the listener.

Common phrases

  • voici ton café

    Here's your coffee

  • voici le menu

    Here's the menu

  • voici les clés

    Here are the keys

Similar words

voilà: Indicates a person or thing being presented to the listener.
ici: Points to the place where the speaker is or its immediate vicinity.
là: Refers to a place away from both the speaker and the listener.
là-bas: Refers to a much more distant place or the far side.

Definition in French

Sert à localiser et à présenter ce qui se trouve auprès du locuteur, en attirant l'attention sur ce qui s'y trouve.

Word origin

Voici developed from Old French voi, an imperative of voir, 'to see', combined with ci, 'here'.

Usage tips

  • Voici is invariable, so it remains unchanged before both singular and plural nouns.

Other meanings

  • here you areinterjection

Opposites

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