How to Say ‘Could you drop me off in front of the station, please?’ in French
Vous pouvez me déposer devant la gare, s'il vous plaît ?
voo poo-vay muh day-poh-zay duh-vahn lah gahr seel eel voo pleh
[voo poo-vay muh day-poh-zay duh-vahn lah gahr seel eel voo pleh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Devant] means "in front of," so [déposer devant la gare] is literally "drop off in front of the station." You can swap the place: [devant l'hôtel], [devant l'entrée].
Phrase Breakdown
Vous pouvez me déposer
voo poo-vay muh day-poh-zay
Can you drop me off / take me there
Polite request asking someone to transport you and let you out somewhere.
Vous pouvez me déposer à l'hôtel ?
Can you drop me off at the hotel?
Words in this phrase
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural subject pronoun used politely with a driver or stranger.
Vous pouvez me déposer devant la gare, s'il vous plaît ?
Can you drop me off in front of the station, please?
pouvez
[poo-vay]
can
Polite verb form meaning 'can' or 'could' when asking for something.
Vous pouvez me déposer à droite ?
Can you drop me off on the right?
me
[muh]
me
Object pronoun referring to the speaker receiving the action.
Vous pouvez me déposer ici, merci.
You can drop me off here, thanks.
déposer
[day-poh-zay]
to drop off
Used for dropping a passenger at a location.
Le chauffeur va me déposer devant l'entrée.
The driver is going to drop me off in front of the entrance.
devant
[duh-vahn]
in front of
Preposition used to indicate a place directly before another place or building.
Attendez-moi devant le café.
Wait for me in front of the café.
la
[lah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a feminine noun.
La gare est tout près.
The station is very close.
gare
[gahr]
station
Usually means a train station in everyday French.
La gare est au bout de la rue.
The station is at the end of the street.
S'il vous plaît ?
seel eel voo pleh
please?
Polite phrase used to make a request more courteous.
Un café, s'il vous plaît.
A coffee, please.
Words in this phrase
s'
[seel]
if
Part of the polite fixed phrase s'il vous plaît, meaning 'please' as a whole.
s'il vous plaît, laissez-moi descendre ici.
please let me get out here.
il
[eel]
he
Part of the fixed phrase s'il vous plaît; not usually translated separately.
s'il vous plaît, arrêtez devant la porte.
please stop in front of the door.
vous
[voo]
you
Formal 'you' used in a polite expression with strangers.
s'il vous plaît, attendez une seconde.
please wait a second.
plaît
[pleh]
pleases
Verb element inside s'il vous plaît; the full expression means 'please'.
s'il vous plaît, ouvrez le coffre.
please open the trunk.
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