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How to Say ‘Can you take me?’ in French

Vous pouvez m'emmener ?

voo poo-vay m ahm-NAY

[voo poo-vay m ahm-NAY]

💬 Usage Tip: M' is me "me" shortened before a vowel, and it sits before the verb rather than after it. The same pattern gives Vous pouvez m'aider ? "Can you help me?".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous pouvez

voo poo-vay

Can you

This is a polite way to ask 'can you'. Say 'voo poo-vay'.

Example

Vous pouvez répéter ?

Can you repeat?

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 you

Polite inverted verb form used to ask “can you.”

Example

Pouvez-vous répéter plus fort ?

Can you repeat more loudly?

m'emmener ?

m ahm-NAY

take me (there)?

'Emmener' means to take someone somewhere. Say 'mahm-nay'.

Example

Tu peux m'emmener ?

Can you take me?

Words in this phrase

[m]

First person singular object pronoun.

Example

Ça me surprend.

That surprises me.

emmener

[ahm-NAY]

to take (someone somewhere)

Verb meaning to take or drive a person to a place.

Example

Il va emmener les enfants à l'école.

He will take the children to school.

Guides for French learners

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