How to Say "I Am Outside" in French

je suis dehors

To say 'I am outside' in French, use je suis dehors.

This phrase is a statement used to indicate that you are not inside a building or a covered area.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of je (I), suis (am) and dehors (outside).

je suis dehors is more common in everyday speech, whereas je suis à l'extérieur is slightly more formal or precise.

To negate the phrase and say 'I am not outside', place ne before the verb and pas after the verb, resulting in je ne suis pas dehors.

In French, if someone is hors de soi, they are not physically outside but are actually beside themselves with rage.
While dehors means 'outside', the French use the expression mettre quelqu'un dehors to mean kicking someone out of a house or a job.
The word dehors is a direct descendant of the Latin forīs, which originally referred to the space outside a door.

Je suis dehors.
I am outside.
This example shows how to use the phrase je suis dehors.
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Salut tout le monde, je suis dehors, là. Attendez-moi!
Hey everyone, I am outside, you know. Wait for me!
Je suis dehors, appelle-moi.
I am outside, call me.
Attends-moi, je suis dehors.
Wait for me, I am outside.

Manon is calling Hugo to see if he is ready to leave.

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