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

Je peux avoir un reçu, s'il vous plaît ?

zhuh puh ah-VWAHR uhn ruh-soo seel eel voo pleh

[zhuh puh ah-VWAHR uhn ruh-soo seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: Asking for a receipt after a dispute is smart. It shows the driver's details and the fare, which you need if you want to file a complaint later.

Phrase Breakdown

Je peux avoir

zhuh puh ah-VWAHR

Can I have

Say 'zhuh puh a-vwar' smoothly.

Example

Je peux avoir la carte ?

Can I have the menu?

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,

Say 'uhn ruh-sü', with a soft S sound for the ç.

Example

J'ai besoin d'un reçu.

I need 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?

s'il vous plaît ?

seel eel voo pleh

please?

Say 'seel voo pleh', with rising question intonation.

Example

Un taxi, s'il vous plaît ?

A taxi, please?

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il te plaît.

Example

S'il y a une table libre, on peut s'asseoir.

If there’s a free table, we can sit down.

[eel]

Impersonal subject used for weather expressions.

Example

Aujourd'hui, il fait beau.

Today, the weather is nice.

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

From plaire; means is pleasing to or is liked by someone.

Example

J'espère que ce cadeau vous plaît.

I hope you like this gift.

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