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Get prepared to discover all the things you need to know about the basic phrase “À tout de suite”.
Including a full guide of what it is and how you can use it in everyday life with an audio example. And because we want you to make progress in French, we also added useful informations like synonyms, slow pronunciation audio, dialogue example and more!
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Slow pronunciation
Normal pronunciation
Use “À tout de suite” when you know you will see the person again that day, ideally in the next 30 minutes. If more than that, other expressions are more adequate, for example “À tout à l’heure” (See you later on that day).
That’s why we tend to use “À tout de suite” only when leaving for a few minutes, typically for a short break.
Here are the variations to use when you know you will see the person again (*the time frames aren’t fixed, but being too far from it might cause some misunderstandings).
Magic trick: if having to choose between “À tout de suite” vs. “À tout à l’heure” annoys you, there is a simple trick. Just use “À toute” because it could mean both of them, and it’s shorter. But be careful, it’s informal.
Reminder: most of them are not “full synonyms“. Please check the “How to use” section above for more details.
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