How to Say ‘Small, please.’ in French
Petit, s'il vous plaît.
puh-tee s eel voo pleh
[puh-tee s eel voo pleh]
Phrase Breakdown
Petit
[puh-tee]
small
Used here to request the small size.
Petit, avec un peu de lait.
Small, with a little milk.
S'il vous plaît
s eel voo pleh
Please
Polite phrase used when making a request.
Petit, s'il vous plaît.
Small, please.
Words in this phrase
s'
[s]
if
Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît; s' is the shortened form of si before il.
S'il fait chaud, je prends un café glacé.
If it’s hot, I’ll have an iced coffee.
il
[eel]
he / it
Here il appears inside the fixed expression s'il vous plaît, which means 'please'.
Il prend souvent un espresso après le déjeuner.
He often has an espresso after lunch.
vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural 'you'; part of the polite expression s'il vous plaît.
Je vous recommande le cappuccino de la maison.
I recommend the house cappuccino to you.
plaît
[pleh]
please / pleases
From plaire; in s'il vous plaît it forms the standard polite word 'please'.
Ce mocha me plaît beaucoup.
I like this mocha a lot.
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