How to Say ‘Yes, one sugar, please.’ in French
Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît.
wee uhn soo-kruh seel eel voo pleh
[wee uhn soo-kruh seel eel voo pleh]
Phrase Breakdown
Oui
[wee]
yes
A basic word used to answer positively.
Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît, merci.
Yes, one sugar, please, thank you.
Un sucre
uhn soo-kruh
one sugar cube / some sugar
Here it means one portion of sugar in the coffee.
Je voudrais un sucre.
I would like one sugar cube.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a / one
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît, avec le café.
Yes, one sugar, please, with the coffee.
sucre
[soo-kruh]
sugar
The word for sugar, often requested in a café.
Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît, pas deux.
Yes, one sugar, please, not two.
S'il vous plaît
seel eel voo pleh
please
Polite phrase used to make the request courteous.
Un sucre, s'il vous plaît.
One sugar, please.
Words in this phrase
s'
[seel]
if
Part of the polite expression s'il vous plaît.
S'il vous plaît est plus poli que dire seulement oui.
S'il vous plaît is more polite than saying only yes.
il
[eel]
he / it
Here it forms part of the fixed polite phrase s'il vous plaît.
Dans s'il vous plaît, il fait partie de l'expression.
In s'il vous plaît, il is part of the expression.
vous
[voo]
you
The formal or plural form of you in French.
Je vous dis : Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît.
I say to you: Yes, one sugar, please.
plaît
[pleh]
pleases
Part of the polite phrase s'il vous plaît, meaning please.
Dans Oui, un sucre, s'il vous plaît, plaît rend la demande polie.
In Yes, one sugar, please, plaît makes the request polite.
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