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How to Say ‘If you want more volume’ in French

Si vous voulez plus de volume

see voo voo-lay ploo duh voh-LOOM

[see voo voo-lay ploo duh voh-LOOM]

Phrase Breakdown

Si vous voulez

see voo voo-lay

If you want

Say 'see voo voo-LAY'. The 'z' is silent.

Example

Si vous voulez, on peut partir.

If you want, we can leave.

Words in this phrase

Si

[see]

if

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

'Plus de' means 'more'. Say 'plü duh vo-LÜM'.

Example

Je voudrais plus de lait.

I'd like more milk.

Words in this phrase

plus

[ploo]

more

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.

de

[duh]

of

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.

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