How to Say ‘I can come pick you up’ in French
Je peux venir vous chercher
zhuh puh vuh-NEER voo sher-SHAY
[zhuh puh vuh-NEER voo sher-SHAY]
💬 Usage Tip: With verbs like [venir], French can stack another verb after it: [venir vous chercher] = "come get/pick you up." [Vous] here means the person being picked up, so you can swap it: [venir me chercher], [venir nous chercher].
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for the speaker.
Je peux venir vous chercher à 8 heures.
I can come pick you up at 8 o'clock.
peux
[puh]
can / am able to
From 'pouvoir'; used to express ability or possibility.
Je peux venir vous chercher devant le café.
I can come pick you up in front of the café.
venir
[vuh-NEER]
to come
A verb meaning to come to a place.
Je peux venir vous chercher demain matin.
I can come pick you up tomorrow morning.
vous
[voo]
you
Object pronoun used here politely or for more than one person.
Je peux venir vous chercher à votre hôtel.
I can come pick you up at your hotel.
chercher
[sher-SHAY]
to pick up / get / look for
Here it means to go and collect someone.
Je peux venir vous chercher au coin de la rue.
I can come pick you up at the corner of the street.
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