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How to Say ‘Can you introduce yourself?’ in French

Vous pouvez vous présenter ?

voo poo-vay voo pray-zahn-TAY

[voo poo-vay voo pray-zahn-TAY]

💬 Usage Tip: vous appears twice. The second one is part of the verb se présenter "to introduce oneself", so it changes with the person: je peux me présenter "I can introduce myself".

Phrase Breakdown

Vous pouvez

voo poo-vay

You can

Formal 'you' with the verb 'pouvoir'. Say 'voo poo-VAY'. The final 'z' of 'pouvez' is silent.

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?

vous présenter ?

voo pray-zahn-TAY

introduce yourself?

'Se présenter' means 'to introduce oneself', and 'vous' is the reflexive pronoun here. Say 'voo pray-zahn-TAY', with your voice rising at the end for the question.

Example

Je vais me présenter.

I'm going to introduce myself.

Words in this phrase

vous

[voo]

yourself

Reflexive pronoun used with the verb "se sentir" meaning "to feel."

Example

Dans Vous vous sentiriez, vous fait partie du verbe pronominal.

In "Vous vous sentiriez," the second "vous" is part of the reflexive verb.

présenter

[pray-zahn-TAY]

to introduce

Infinitive of 'présenter'; with 'vous' it means to introduce yourself.

Example

Je vais présenter mon projet.

I am going to present my project.

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