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How to Say ‘Can I have a receipt?’ in French

Je peux avoir un reçu ?

zhuh puh ah-VWAHR uhn ruh-soo

[zhuh puh ah-VWAHR uhn ruh-soo]

💬 Usage Tip: Je peux avoir plus a thing is the everyday way to ask for something. You can swap in anything: Je peux avoir l'addition ? "Can I have the bill?"

Phrase Breakdown

Je peux avoir

zhuh puh ah-VWAHR

Can I have

A polite way to ask for something. Say 'zhuh puh a-vwar'.

Example

Je peux avoir de l'eau ?

Can I have some water?

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

peux

[puh]

can / may

From the verb pouvoir; used to ask permission or say what you are able to do.

Example

Est-ce que je peux vous parler après le cours ?

May I speak to you after class?

avoir

[ah-VWAHR]

to have

Infinitive used as part of 'avoir l’air,' meaning 'to seem' or 'to look.'

Example

Je croyais pourtant avoir l'air très sérieux ce soir, au moins pendant cinq minutes.

I thought I looked very serious tonight, at least for five minutes.

un reçu ?

uhn ruh-soo

a receipt?

The ç makes an S sound: 'uhn ruh-sü'.

Example

Voici un reçu.

Here is a receipt.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

reçu

[ruh-soo]

Receipt

A written acknowledgment that something has been received.

Example

Pouvez-vous me donner un reçu?

Can you give me a receipt?

Guides for French learners

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