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How to Say ‘Do you have a business card?’ in French

Vous avez une carte de visite ?

voo ah-vay ewn kart duh vee-zeet

[voo ah-vay ewn kart duh vee-zeet]

🇫🇷 In France: A polite way to close a networking chat and keep the contact. Many people now swap LinkedIn details instead, so don't be surprised if that's offered.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous avez

voo ah-vay

You have / Do you have

Polite 'you' with the verb avoir. Link the words: 'vou-za-vé'.

Example

Vous avez un stylo ?

Do you have a pen?

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?

avez

[ah-vay]

do you have

From the verb 'avoir'; in questions, 'avez' is used with 'vous' to politely ask if someone has something available.

Example

Avez des espaces pour les groupes le samedi ?

Do you have spaces for groups on Saturday?

une carte de visite ?

ewn kart duh vee-zeet

a business card?

Une carte de visite is a fixed expression meaning business card. The voice rises at the end because it is a question.

Example

Voici ma carte de visite.

Here is my business card.

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

Indefinite article, feminine singular.

Example

Elle veut une pomme.

She wants an apple.

carte

[kart]

card

Refers to a bank card or credit/debit card.

Example

Ma carte fonctionne très bien.

My card works very well.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

visite

[vee-zeet]

visit

A short social visit, often to someone's home.

Example

Une petite visite à la maison ferait plaisir aux enfants.

A short visit at home would make the children happy.

Guides for French learners

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