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All about the French sentence "Comme d'habitude"

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Slow pronunciation

Normal pronunciation

Comme d'habitude meaning

Definition

The literal meaning is:

Comme → As / Like
d’habitude → usual

The French expression “comme d’habitude” is used typically when talking about something that happens regularly or something that isn’t surprising. It’s translated as “as usual” in English and has a very similar usage.

How to use it

You can use it at the beginning or at the end of your sentence:

Comme d’habitude, je suis en retard. → As usual, I’m late.
Je suis en retard. Comme d’habitude → I’m late. As usual.

But you can also use it as an interjection during a conversation to show that you are not surprised, that it’s usual:

Il est arrivé en retard. → He was late.
Comme d’habitude. → As usual.

And for all these cases, you can shorten it informally as “comme d’hab” to make it shorter and easier to use.

Synonyms

Comme d’hab → As usual (Informal)
Comme toujours → As always
À chaque fois c’est pareil → Every time it’s the same
C’est toujours la même chose → It’s always the same thing
Comme à l’accoutumée → As usual (Formal)

Dialogue example

Audio dialogue by French natives

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Dialogue text

” J’ai un petit creux, et toi ? “

” I am a little hungry, and you? “

” Non j’ai trop mangé, mais j’ai soif “

” No, I ate too much, but I’m thirsty “

” Comme d’habitude… “

” As usual… “