va te doucher
To say 'go shower' in French, use va te doucher.
This phrase is used to tell someone to wash their body by standing under a spray of water.
Which one should you use?
You might also say Va prendre une douche. or File te doucher. in informal settings. If you want to be more general, you can use va te laver, which means 'go wash up' or 'go get clean'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Quebec, Canada, the expression va te laver can be used casually to mean 'go shower'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase va te doucher uses the structure of the present tense of aller followed by an infinitive, which is the standard way in French to give a command to 'go do' something. If you are speaking to more than one person or using the formal vous, the phrase changes to allez vous doucher.
Did you know?
- In French, the verb doucher can be used figuratively in the expression doucher les espoirs, which means to dampen or kill someone's hopes.
- The word douche originally referred to a flexible tube used to spray water for medical purposes rather than a bathroom fixture.
- The word douche shares a root with the English word 'duct', as both come from the Latin word for a lead pipe or conduit.
Examples in context
- Claire, vous devriez aller prendre une douche avant le dîner.Claire, you should go take a shower before dinner.
- Mes enfants, veuillez vous doucher avant d'aller vous coucher.My children, please shower yourselves before going to bed.
- Luc, va prendre une douche, tu sens vraiment mauvais.Luc, go take a shower, you really smell bad.
- Pauline, file te doucher avant de sortir avec tes amis.Pauline, go take a shower before going out with your friends.
- Va te doucher maintenant.Go shower now.
- Tu es sale, va te doucher.You are dirty, go shower.
- Va te doucher avant de sortir.Go shower before going out.
Example conversation
Nathan and Léa are getting ready to leave the house.
- NathanOn part dans dix minutes.We are leaving in ten minutes.
- LéaJe ne suis pas encore prête.I am not ready yet.
- NathanVa te doucher, on t'attend.Go shower, we are waiting for you.
- LéaD'accord, j'arrive tout de suite.Okay, I'll be right there.
