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How to Say ‘What do you recommend?’ in French

Vous me conseillez quoi ?

voo muh kohn-seh-YAY kwah

[voo muh kohn-seh-YAY kwah]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting quoi "what" at the end is relaxed, everyday French. The more formal version is Que me conseillez-vous ?.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous me

voo muh

You (to) me

'Me' is an object pronoun (me). It goes before the verb in French.

Example

Vous me comprenez ?

Do you understand me?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

conseillez quoi ?

kohn-seh-YAY kwah

recommend what?

'Conseiller' means to advise or recommend. Say 'con-sé-yé kwa', with your voice rising.

Example

Qu'est-ce que vous conseillez ?

What do you recommend?

Words in this phrase

conseillez

[kohn-seh-YAY]

recommend / advise

Polite 'vous' form of 'conseiller', to advise or recommend.

Example

Vous conseillez quel vin ?

Which wine do you recommend?

quoi

[kwah]

what

Question word for 'what', often placed at the end in casual speech.

Example

Tu manges quoi ?

What are you eating?

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