How to Say ‘I'd like several colors, please.’ in French
Je voudrais plusieurs couleurs, s'il vous plaît.
zhuh voo-dray ploo-zee-uhr koo-luhr seel eel voo pleh
[zhuh voo-dray ploo-zee-uhr koo-luhr seel eel voo pleh]
Phrase Breakdown
Je voudrais
zhuh voo-dray
I would like
Polite way to ask for something.
Je voudrais un café.
I would like a coffee.
Words in this phrase
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for speaking about yourself.
Je voudrais plusieurs couleurs, s'il vous plaît.
I would like several colors, please.
voudrais
[voo-dray]
would like
A polite way to say want in French.
Je voudrais plusieurs couleurs pour comparer.
I would like several colors to compare.
Plusieurs couleurs
ploo-zee-uhr koo-luhr
several colors
Means more than one color.
Il y a plusieurs couleurs.
There are several colors.
Words in this phrase
plusieurs
[ploo-zee-uhr]
several
Means more than one; several options.
Je voudrais plusieurs tailles et plusieurs couleurs.
I would like several sizes and several colors.
couleurs
[koo-luhr]
colors
Plural noun for color choices.
Les couleurs de ce tee-shirt sont jolies.
The colors of this T-shirt are pretty.
S'il vous plaît
seel eel voo pleh
please
Polite expression used when requesting something.
Un sac, s'il vous plaît.
A bag, please.
Words in this phrase
s'
[seel]
if
Part of the polite phrase s'il vous plaît.
s' il vous plaît est très utile en magasin.
s'il vous plaît is very useful in a shop.
il
[eel]
he
Literally he, but here it belongs to a fixed polite expression.
Dans s'il vous plaît, il ne se traduit pas mot à mot.
In s'il vous plaît, il is not translated word for word.
vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural you.
Je vous montre les couleurs disponibles.
I show you the available colors.
plaît
[pleh]
please
Used in the expression s'il vous plaît to make a request polite.
Avec plaît, la phrase est plus polie.
With plaît, the sentence is more polite.
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