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How to Say ‘I want to talk about the pizza delivery guy.’ in French

Je veux parler du livreur de pizza.

zhuh vuh par-lay dyoo lee-VRUR duh peed-ZAH

[zhuh vuh par-lay dyoo lee-VRUR duh peed-ZAH]

💬 Usage Tip: Parler de means "talk about", and de + le always merges into du. You never say de le.

Phrase Breakdown

Je veux parler

zhuh vuh par-lay

I want to talk

'Vouloir' followed by the infinitive 'parler'. Say it as 'zhuh vuh par-lay'.

Example

Je veux parler au chef.

I want to talk to the boss.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

veux

[vuh]

want

To have a desire to possess or do something.

Example

Je veux un bon de réduction, s'il vous plaît.

I want a coupon, please.

parler

[par-lay]

to speak / talk

Infinitive verb meaning to speak or talk, often followed by de for the topic.

Example

Je peux vous parler de mon dernier projet.

I can talk to you about my latest project.

du livreur de pizza.

dyoo lee-VRUR duh peed-ZAH

about the pizza delivery man.

'Parler de' means to talk about, and 'de + le' becomes 'du'. Say it as 'dü lee-vreur duh peed-za'.

Example

On parle du livreur.

We are talking about the delivery man.

Words in this phrase

du

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

livreur

[lee-VRUR]

delivery man

A person who delivers goods or food.

Example

Le livreur arrive à midi.

The delivery man arrives at noon.

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

pizza

[peed-ZAH]

pizza

The Italian dish, same as in English.

Example

Je mange une pizza.

I'm eating a pizza.

Guides for French learners

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