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How to Say ‘I'd like to talk about my salary.’ in French

Je voudrais parler de mon salaire.

zhuh voo-DREH par-lay duh mohn sah-LEHR

[zhuh voo-DREH par-lay duh mohn sah-LEHR]

🇫🇷 In France: Many French companies handle pay at the entretien annuel "annual review". Raising it then feels natural, while raising it at other times can seem abrupt.

Phrase Breakdown

Je voudrais parler

zhuh voo-DREH par-lay

I would like to talk

A polite way to open a topic. The final 'r' of 'parler' is silent: 'par-LAY'.

Example

Je voudrais parler avec vous.

I would like to talk with you.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

voudrais

[voo-DREH]

would like

Conditional of 'vouloir', a polite way to ask for something.

Example

Je voudrais un café.

I would like a coffee.

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.

de mon salaire.

duh mohn sah-LEHR

about my salary.

'Parler de' means 'to talk about'. Say 'salaire' as 'sa-LAIR'.

Example

Il est content de son salaire.

He is happy with his salary.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

mon

[mohn]

my

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

salaire

[sah-LEHR]

salary

Masculine noun for the regular pay you receive from your job.

Example

Mon salaire est payé chaque mois.

My salary is paid every month.

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