How to Say “Looking Forward to Seeing You Soon” in French

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Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt
In French, "looking forward to seeing you soon" is expressed as Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt.
This phrase is a polite way to express excitement about meeting someone again in the near future. It is most commonly used as a closing sentiment in letters or emails 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 seeing you again soon".

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

Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt is a formal version most appropriate for professional correspondence or polite social settings. For a more formal alternative in certain contexts, you might use Je suis impatient(e) de vous revoir. If you are speaking informally to friends or loved ones, you can use J'ai trop hâte de te revoir, which means "I can't wait to see you again".

How does it change in a sentence?

The phrase uses the verb revoir (to see again) instead of voir (to see) to imply a repeat encounter. When you are speaking to a close friend or someone you address with tu, you should replace vous revoir with te revoir. Additionally, the phrase Je suis vraiment impatient(e) de te voir bientôt can be used to mean "I'm really looking forward to seeing you soon."

Did you know?

  • Using trop hâte to say you cannot wait to see someone is technically a grammatical misuse of trop meaning 'too much', but it is common in modern informal speech.
  • The French word vous is a distant relative of the Russian word вы (vy) and the Italian voi, as all three share a common ancient ancestor.

Examples in context

  • Cher Monsieur Dupont, j'ai hâte de vous voir bientôt pour discuter de notre projet.
    Dear Mr. Dupont, I'm looking forward to seeing you soon to discuss our project.
  • Chère Madame Martin, je suis impatiente de vous revoir lors de notre prochain rendez-vous.
    Dear Mrs. Martin, I'm eager to see you again at our next meeting.
  • Salut Marie, j'ai trop hâte de te revoir ce week-end, ça fait si longtemps!
    Hey Marie, I can't wait to see you this weekend, it's been so long!
  • Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt lors de notre prochain voyage.
    Looking forward to seeing you again soon during our next trip.

Example conversation

Gabriel and Léa are ending a business meeting.

  1. Gabriel

    Merci pour cette réunion, Léa.
    Thank you for this meeting, Léa.
  2. Léa

    C'était un plaisir, Gabriel.
    It was a pleasure, Gabriel.
  3. Gabriel

    Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt.
    Looking forward to seeing you again soon.
  4. Léa

    À très bientôt !
    See you very soon!

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