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How to Say ‘An orange juice, please.’ in French

Un jus d'orange, s'il te plaît.

uhn zhoo dee oh-RAHNZH seel eel tuh pleh

[uhn zhoo dee oh-RAHNZH seel eel tuh pleh]

Phrase Breakdown

Un jus d'orange,

uhn zhoo dee oh-RAHNZH

An orange juice,

This is what you are ordering. Keep the s in 'jus' silent and pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Un jus d'orange, c'est parfait.

An orange juice is perfect.

Words in this phrase

Un

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

jus

[zhoo]

juice

A noun meaning fruit juice or a drink like juice.

Example

Un jus d'orange est agréable après le roller.

An orange juice is nice after inline skating.

d'

[dee]

of

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

orange

[oh-RAHNZH]

orange

The color orange; it does not change for gender or number.

Example

J'ai des chaussures orange.

I have orange shoes.

s'il te plaît.

seel eel tuh pleh

please.

The informal 'please' that politely closes the request. Your voice falls at the end.

Example

Un café, s'il te plaît.

A coffee, please.

Words in this phrase

s'

[seel]

if

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît, literally if it pleases you.

Example

S'il vous plaît, confirmez la réservation.

Please confirm the reservation.

il

[eel]

it

Impersonal subject used for weather expressions.

Example

Aujourd'hui, il fait beau.

Today, the weather is nice.

te

[tuh]

to you (informal)

Indirect object pronoun for “tu,” used with friends.

Example

Ne me raconte rien s'il te plaît : je te dirai quand j’aurai fini.

Don’t tell me anything please: I’ll tell you when I’m done.

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

From plaire; means is pleasing to or is liked by someone.

Example

J'espère que ce cadeau vous plaît.

I hope you like this gift.

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