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How to Say ‘Can you drop me off right there?’ in French

Vous pouvez me déposer juste là ?

voo poo-VAY muh day-poh-ZAY ZHoost lah

[voo poo-VAY muh day-poh-ZAY ZHoost lah]

💬 Usage Tip: me sits before déposer, not after it as in English. The same pattern gives Vous pouvez m'attendre ? "Can you wait for me?"

Phrase Breakdown

Vous pouvez me déposer

voo poo-VAY muh day-poh-ZAY

Can you drop me off

Polite request with 'vous'. 'Déposer quelqu'un' means to drop someone off. Say 'me' lightly, almost 'm'déposer'.

Example

Vous pouvez me déposer à la gare ?

Can you drop me off at the station?

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?

pouvez

[poo-VAY]

can / may

Indicates permission or possibility.

Example

Vous pouvez annuler jusqu’à l’heure limite.

You can cancel until the deadline.

[muh]

Refers to oneself.

Example

Elle me parle.

She talks to me.

déposer

[day-poh-ZAY]

to drop off

To let someone out of a vehicle at a place.

Example

Je te dépose à la gare.

I'll drop you off at the station.

juste là ?

ZHoost lah

right there?

'Juste' here means 'right' or 'exactly'. Let your voice rise at the end, since this is a question.

Example

Arrêtez-vous juste là.

Stop right there.

Words in this phrase

juste

[ZHoost]

Just

Indicates only or simply; emphasis on proximity.

Example

Il se tient juste à côté.

He stands just beside.

là

[lah]

There

Adverb used to indicate a place or position.

Example

Là, on trouve souvent des oiseaux rares.

There, we often find rare birds.

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