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How to Say ‘I'd like the blue one, please.’ in French

Je voudrais le bleu, s'il vous plaît.

zhuh voo-dray Luh bluh seel eel voo pleh

[zhuh voo-dray Luh bluh seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: Je voudrais plus s'il vous plaît is the standard polite way to ask in a French shop. A bare Je veux "I want" sounds blunt to a shop assistant.

Phrase Breakdown

Je voudrais le bleu,

zhuh voo-dray Luh bluh

I would like the blue one,

This is a polite request. Say 'voo-dreh' and round your lips for 'bleu'.

Example

Je voudrais le bleu, pas le rouge.

I would like the blue one, not the red one.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

voudrais

[voo-dray]

would like

A polite conditional form of vouloir, used to say would like.

Example

Je voudrais une table près de la fenêtre.

I would like a table near the window.

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

bleu

[bluh]

blue

Color word often used when describing palette choices in artwork.

Example

Dans « Du bleu », « bleu » nomme la couleur utilisée.

In "Some blue," "bleu" names the color used.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

This is the polite form of 'please', pronounced 'seel voo pleh'.

Example

L'addition, s'il vous plaît.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Shortened form in the polite phrase 's'il vous plaît.' Literally it comes from 'if.'

Example

S' il vous plaît est une formule très polie.

'S'il vous plaît' is a very polite expression.

[eel]

Part of the expression Il y a, meaning 'there is/there are'.

Example

Il y a souvent des bouchons le matin.

There are often traffic jams in the morning.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

Verb form from 'plaire.' In the full expression it contributes to the meaning 'please.'

Example

Le mot plaît est très fréquent dans la formule polie.

The word 'plaît' is very common in the polite expression.

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