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How to Say ‘What would you recommend?’ in French

Vous me conseilleriez quoi ?

voo muh kohn-say-yuh-RYAY kwah

[voo muh kohn-say-yuh-RYAY kwah]

💬 Usage Tip: The ending of conseilleriez adds "would", which makes the request sound softer than Vous me conseillez quoi ?. In speech, quoi often goes at the end instead of the front.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous me

voo muh

You (would) … me

Subject plus object pronoun, said quickly together: 'voo muh'.

Example

Vous me donnez un café ?

Could you give me a coffee?

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?

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

conseilleriez quoi ?

kohn-say-yuh-RYAY kwah

recommend what?

The conditional of 'conseiller' (to advise) sounds polite. Say 'kon-say-yuh-RYAY KWA', with the voice rising at the end.

Example

Vous conseilleriez quoi comme vin ?

What wine would you recommend?

Words in this phrase

conseilleriez

[kohn-say-yuh-RYAY]

would advise

Conditional of 'conseiller', a polite way to ask for a recommendation.

Example

Vous me conseilleriez ce vin ?

Would you recommend this wine to me?

quoi

[kwah]

what

Question word for 'what', often placed at the end in casual speech.

Example

Tu manges quoi ?

What are you eating?

Guides for French learners

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