How to Say ‘Would you like sugar with it?’ in French
Vous voulez du sucre avec ?
voo voo-LAY dyoo soo-KRUH ah-VEK
[voo voo-LAY dyoo soo-KRUH ah-VEK]
🇫🇷 In France: This is a normal service question, often asked quickly while the server is already moving on. A short answer like [Oui] or [Non, merci] is enough.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous voulez
voo voo-LAY
do you want
A polite question asking if someone wants something.
Vous voulez du sucre ?
Do you want sugar?
Words in this phrase
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal you used by staff when speaking to a customer.
Dans Vous voulez du sucre avec ?, Vous s'adresse poliment au client.
In Do you want sugar with it?, Vous addresses the customer politely.
voulez
[voo-LAY]
want
Used here to ask whether the customer would like something.
Vous voulez du sucre avec ? emploie voulez pour poser la question.
Do you want sugar with it? uses want to ask the question.
du
[dyoo]
some
Partitive article used with sucre, an uncountable noun here.
Dans Vous voulez du sucre avec ?, du introduit sucre.
In Do you want sugar with it?, du introduces sucre.
sucre
[soo-KRUH]
sugar
Sugar offered to add to coffee.
Je réponds à Vous voulez du sucre avec ? selon la quantité de sucre que je veux.
I answer Do you want sugar with it? depending on how much sugar I want.
avec
[ah-VEK]
with it
Here avec at the end means with it, referring to the coffee.
Dans Vous voulez du sucre avec ?, avec renvoie au café.
In Do you want sugar with it?, avec refers to the coffee.
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