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How To Use “Attention !” (Watch out!) in French

How To Use “Attention !” (Watch out!) in French

Today’s lesson examines the highly useful French interjection “Attention !”, which has several translation including “Watch out!”, “Look out!”, “Careful!” and “Caution!”

Attention !

watch out, look out, careful, caution

Pronunciation [atɑ̃sjɔ̃]

Attention ! - French interjection meaning Watch out! Look out! Careful! Caution!

Attention !

Example sentences

For this first example, tu vas marcher (you’re going to walk) is an example of the futur proche, a commonly used French future tense. The verb marcher can translate to “to walk” and “to work (or function).

Attention ! Tu vas marcher dans le caca du chien !

Watch out! You’re going to walk in the dog doo!

As a noun, la marche means “step”, not to be confused with le marché (market).

Attention à la marche ! Tu vas tomber !

Look out for the step! You’re going to fall!

The structure faire attention à + noun/infinitive means “to pay attention to”, “to watch out for”, “to be careful of” or “to mind”.

Je fais toujours très attention à ma prononciation.

I always pay very close attention to my pronunciation.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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David Issokson is a lifelong language learner and speaks over seven languages. Of all the languages he speaks, he's the most passionate about French! David has helped hundreds of students to improve their French in his private lessons. When not teaching or writing his French Word of the Day lessons, David enjoys his time skiing, hiking and mountain biking in Victor, Idaho.

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