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How to Say ‘I'd like an appointment, please.’ in French

Je voudrais un rendez-vous, s'il vous plaît.

zhuh voo-dray uhn rahn-day-VOO seel eel voo pleh

[zhuh voo-dray uhn rahn-day-VOO seel eel voo pleh]

Phrase Breakdown

Je voudrais

zhuh voo-dray

I would like

Conditional of 'vouloir', used to be polite. Say 'zhuh voo-DREH'.

Example

Je voudrais parler au docteur.

I would like to speak to the doctor.

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.

un rendez-vous,

uhn rahn-day-VOO

an appointment,

Say 'uhn ron-day-VOO', then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Il a un rendez-vous chez le dentiste.

He has an appointment at the dentist's.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / an

Masculine singular indefinite article.

Example

Un supplément peut être ajouté la nuit.

A surcharge can be added at night.

rendez-vous

[rahn-day-VOO]

appointment

A scheduled meeting, e.g. with a doctor.

Example

J'ai un rendez-vous demain.

I have an appointment tomorrow.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

Formal 'please', with falling intonation at the end of the sentence.

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]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

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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