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How to Say ‘If you want more volume, I can lengthen it.’ in French

Si vous voulez plus de volume, je peux l'allonger.

see voo voo-lay ploo duh voh-LOOM zhuh puh l ah-lohn-ZHAY

[see voo voo-lay ploo duh voh-LOOM zhuh puh l ah-lohn-ZHAY]

Phrase Breakdown

Si vous voulez

see voo voo-lay

If you want

Say 'see voo voo-LAY'.

Example

Si vous voulez du sucre, il est là.

If you want sugar, it's there.

Words in this phrase

[see]

A condition or supposition.

Example

Si tu le vois, dis-lui bonjour.

If you see him, say hello.

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

voulez

[voo-lay]

want

Form of vouloir used with vous; in service contexts it often means would you like.

Example

Vous voulez une place près de la fenêtre ?

Would you like a seat near the window?

plus de volume,

ploo duh voh-LOOM

more volume,

Say 'plü duh vo-LÜM', then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Il faut plus de volume.

It needs more volume.

Words in this phrase

plus

[ploo]

Means more; in plus de it means more than.

Example

Dans « Si vous avez plus de quinze minutes de retard. », « plus » marque une quantité supérieure.

In "If you are more than fifteen minutes late.", "plus" marks a greater amount.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

volume

[voh-LOOM]

volume / amount

Quantity of liquid in a drink.

Example

Ce café a peu de volume.

This coffee doesn't have much volume.

je peux l'allonger.

zhuh puh l ah-lohn-ZHAY

I can add water to it.

Say 'zhuh puh la-lohn-ZHAY', with your voice falling at the end.

Example

Je peux l'allonger un peu.

I can lengthen it a bit.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

peux

[puh]

can

Form of pouvoir meaning to be able to or can.

Example

Je peux vous présenter mes compétences en quelques minutes.

I can present my skills to you in a few minutes.

[l]

Object pronoun replacing something already mentioned, like the breaker or heater.

Example

Je l'ai vérifié aussi ce matin.

I checked it this morning too.

allonger

[ah-lohn-ZHAY]

to lengthen / dilute

For coffee, to add hot water to make it longer.

Example

Vous pouvez allonger mon café ?

Can you lengthen my coffee?

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