Avoir hâte de is a French expression meaning “to look forward to”, “to can’t wait to” and “to be excited to”.
Avoir hâte de
to look forward to, can’t wait to
Avoir hâte de
Expression origin
The modern French feminine noun hâte (haste) comes from haste in Old French and Hast (hurry, haste) in German. The French verb hâter means to hasten or hurry.
Example sentences
These first two example sentences uses the structure avoir hâte de + infinitive, meaning “to look forward to doing something”.
J’ai hâte de vous revoir. A bientôt !
I’m looking foward to seeing you again. See you soon!
Nous avons hâte de partir en vacances ce Noël.
We’re looking forward to going on vacation this Christmas.
This third example sentence uses the structure avoir hâte que + subjunctive mood.
J’ai hâte que tu viennes.
I can’t wait for you to come.
J’ai tellement hâte !
I can’t wait!
Dylane at The Perfect French does a great job explaining this expression!
Related lessons
- Avoir – to have
- Subjunctive mood
- Vacances – vacation
- Noël – Christmas
- Avoir envie de – to want
- Avoir besoin de – to need
References
French expressions | Lessons by David Issokson
