How to Say “I Look Forward to Working With You” in French

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Au plaisir de travailler avec vous
The English phrase "I look forward to working with you" is expressed in French as Au plaisir de travailler avec vous.
This phrase is used to show excitement or anticipation about starting a professional collaboration with someone. It is typically used as a closing sentiment at the end of an email or letter rather than as a standalone sentence in spoken conversation.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase literally translates to "To the pleasure of working with you".

Which one should you use?

While Au plaisir de travailler avec vous carries a warmer tone of genuine anticipation, the phrase Dans l'attente de travailler avec vous (Awaiting working with you) is more formal and can feel slightly more distant or stiff.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

Au plaisir de travailler avec vous is a polite, professional way to express anticipation and is a standard way to end correspondence when you are about to start a collaboration. For more formal variations, you might use Je me réjouis de travailler avec vous or Je suis impatient(e) de collaborer avec vous. Conversely, in informal situations, you can say J'ai trop hâte de bosser avec toi (I can't wait to work with you) or Je suis super excité(e) à l'idée qu'on travaille ensemble (I am super excited about the idea of us working together).

How does it change in a sentence?

If you are already on a first-name basis or have an informal relationship with the person, you can replace vous with toi to say Au plaisir de travailler avec toi.

Did you know?

  • The French word for work travailler originates from the Late Latin tripālium, which was a torture instrument consisting of three stakes.
  • The phrase Au plaisir is often used as a shortened, polite sign-off in French emails even when the word travailler is omitted.
  • The word avec used in this phrase is a linguistic survivor from the Merovingian and Carolingian eras, originally appearing to replace the traditional Latin cum in French documents.

Examples in context

  • Au plaisir de travailler avec vous sur ce projet.
    I look forward to working with you on this project.
  • Au plaisir de travailler avec vous dès lundi prochain.
    I look forward to working with you starting next Monday.
  • Au plaisir de travailler avec vous dans votre équipe.
    I look forward to working with you in your team.

Example conversation

Chloé and Hugo are meeting for the first time at a new job.

  1. Chloé

    Enchantée, Hugo. Je suis Chloé.
    Nice to meet you, Hugo. I am Chloé.
  2. Hugo

    Enchanté, Chloé. Bienvenue dans l'équipe.
    Nice to meet you, Chloé. Welcome to the team.
  3. Chloé

    Merci. Au plaisir de travailler avec vous.
    Thank you. I look forward to working with you.
  4. Hugo

    Pareillement, on commence demain.
    Likewise, we start tomorrow.

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