How to Say ‘Please introduce yourself a little.’ in French
Présentez-vous un peu.
pray-zahn-TAY voo uhn puh
[pray-zahn-TAY voo uhn puh]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally 'Introduce yourself a little'—meaning 'Tell us a bit about yourself.'
🇫🇷 In France: A jury usually expects a short, clear self-introduction, not your whole life story.
Phrase Breakdown
Présentez-vous
pray-zahn-TAY voo
Introduce yourself
Polite imperative form used to ask someone to introduce themselves.
Présentez-vous, s'il vous plaît.
Please introduce yourself.
Words in this phrase
Présentez
[pray-zahn-TAY]
introduce
An imperative asking someone to present themselves.
Le jury dit Présentez-vous un peu. pour commencer.
The jury says Introduce yourself a little to begin.
-vous
[voo]
yourself
Shows that the introduction is about yourself.
Dans Présentez-vous un peu., -vous indique qu'on parle de soi.
In Présentez-vous un peu., -vous indicates that one speaks about oneself.
Un peu
uhn puh
A little / a bit
Means to speak briefly or give a short introduction.
Parlez un peu de vous.
Tell us a little about yourself.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a; one
Part of the expression un peu, meaning 'a little.'
Dans Présentez-vous un peu., un fait partie de l'expression un peu.
In Présentez-vous un peu., un is part of the expression un peu.
peu
[puh]
little; bit
Used with un to soften the request: 'a little' or 'briefly.'
Dans Présentez-vous un peu., peu veut dire brièvement.
In Présentez-vous un peu., peu means briefly.
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