Languages › French Comme d'habitude French expressions analyzed and explained Share Flipboard Email Print Matteo Colombo / Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on October 21, 2017 Expression: Comme d'habitude Pronunciation: [kum dah bee tood] Meaning: as usual Register: normal Notes The French expression comme d'habitude, informally apocoped to comme d'hab, means "as usual," as when talking about something that regularly or typically happens. Examples Charlot a oublié de faire ses devoirs, comme d'habitude. Charlot forgot to do his homework, as usual. Comme d'habitude, Marc est parti sans fermer la porte. As usual, Marc left without closing the door. -Ça va, Élise ? Pas trop de boulot ? -Comme d'hab ! -How's it going, Élise? Not too much work? -The usual! More Expressions with comme Most common French phrases Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "Comme d'habitude." ThoughtCo, Dec. 6, 2021, thoughtco.com/comme-dhabitude-1371161. Team, ThoughtCo. (2021, December 6). Comme d'habitude. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/comme-dhabitude-1371161 Team, ThoughtCo. "Comme d'habitude." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/comme-dhabitude-1371161 (accessed November 28, 2022). copy citation