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How to Say ‘Would you have any cash?’ in French

Vous auriez du liquide ?

voo o-ree-ay dew lee-keed

[voo o-ree-ay dew lee-keed]

💬 Usage Tip: Auriez is the 'would' form of avoir "to have", and it softens the question. Du liquide is the usual word for cash, more common than espèces "cash" in speech.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous auriez

voo o-ree-ay

Would you have

The conditional makes this a polite question. Link the words: 'voo-zo-ryay'.

Example

Vous auriez un stylo ?

Would 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?

auriez

[o-ree-ay]

would have

Conditional tense indicating the likelihood of action.

Example

Vous auriez aimé ce film.

You would have liked this film.

du liquide ?

dew lee-keed

some cash?

'Liquide' means cash in this context. Raise your voice at the end for a question.

Example

Je paie en liquide.

I'm paying in cash.

Words in this phrase

[dew]

some

Partitive article used before an uncountable noun like a color or material.

Example

Dans « Du bleu », « Du » montre qu'on parle d'une certaine quantité de couleur.

In "Some blue," "Du" shows that we are talking about a certain amount of color.

liquide

[lee-keed]

Cash

Money in a physical form like notes and coins.

Example

Je préfère payer en liquide.

I prefer to pay in cash.

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