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How to Say ‘Then the Brazilian, please.’ in French

Alors le Brésil, s'il vous plaît.

ah-lohr luh bray-ZEEL seel eel voo pleh

[ah-lohr luh bray-ZEEL seel eel voo pleh]

💬 Usage Tip: Alors at the start of a sentence works like "in that case" or "OK then". It signals a decision after hearing the options.

Phrase Breakdown

Alors le Brésil,

ah-lohr luh bray-ZEEL

Then the Brazilian,

'Alors' means 'so' or 'then' when making a decision. Say it as 'a-lor luh bray-zeel'.

Example

Alors le rouge, merci.

Then the red one, thanks.

Words in this phrase

Alors

[ah-lohr]

so

Conjunction used to show consequence or result.

Example

Alors, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?

So, what do we do?

le

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

Brésil

[bray-ZEEL]

Brazil

Here, the Brazilian coffee being ordered.

Example

Un Brésil, s'il vous plaît.

A Brazil, please.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

The polite 'please'. Say it as 'seel voo pleh'.

Example

L'addition, s'il vous plaît.

The bill, please.

Words in this phrase

s'

[seel]

if

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît, literally if it pleases you.

Example

S'il vous plaît, confirmez la réservation.

Please confirm the reservation.

il

[eel]

it

In il y a, il does not refer to a person; it is part of the expression meaning “there is/there are.”

Example

Est-ce qu'il y a un parking sur place ?

Is there parking on site?

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

From plaire, to please; part of the expression meaning please.

Example

S'il vous plaît, cela me plaît beaucoup.

Please, I like that very much.

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