French Phrase
Je vais attendre les soldes.
Meaning
Literally, “I am going to wait for the sales.” It expresses a plan to hold off on buying until the official discount period begins.
When to use
Use this sentence when you’re talking about shopping plans and want to tell someone you’ll hold off until the seasonal sales start, usually in winter or summer.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Jevaisattendrelessoldes
Je
First‑person singular subject pronoun, always used for 'I'.
vais (aller)
Present tense of 'aller' used to form the futur proche (near future).
attendre
Infinitive verb meaning 'to wait' or 'to expect'.
les
Definite article for plural nouns; 'soldes' is always plural.
soldes
Plural noun meaning 'sales' (discount period). In French it never appears in the singular.
🗨In Conversation
Tu vas faire du shopping cette semaine ?
Are you going shopping this week?
Oui, je vais attendre les soldes.
Yes, I’m going to wait for the sales.
✕Common Mistakes
Je suis attendre les soldes.
‘Être’ cannot be used to form the near‑future; you need ‘aller’ (vais).
Je vais attendre le soldes.
‘Soldes’ is always plural, so the article must be ‘les’, not ‘le’.
Je vais attendre les solde.
The noun never appears in the singular; use ‘les soldes’.
↔Alternatives
Je vais patienter jusqu'aux soldes.
I will wait until the sales.
Je compte attendre les soldes.
I intend to wait for the sales.
Je prévois d'attendre les soldes.
I plan to wait for the sales.
Cultural Tip
In France, ‘les soldes’ are legally regulated sales periods that happen twice a year – the winter sales (usually starting in early January) and the summer sales (starting in late June). Stores must display a big “Soldes” sign, and many shoppers deliberately postpone purchases until these dates to get up to 70 % off.