How to Say ‘May I have’ in French
Puis-je avoir
pwee zhuh ah-vwahr
[pwee zhuh ah-vwahr]
💬 Usage Tip: [Puis-je] flips the usual order to make a formal question, and the final [s] links into the next vowel: [Puis-je avoir] sounds like (pwee-zhuh-vwahr). You can reuse the same pattern in [Puis-je entrer ?] or [Puis-je payer ?]
Phrase Breakdown
Puis
[pwee]
may / can
From pouvoir; used in a polite inverted question, as in may I or can I.
Puis-je avoir votre numéro de téléphone ?
May I have your phone number?
-je
[zhuh]
I
Inverted subject pronoun used in formal questions like Puis-je.
Puis-je avoir votre nom pour la réservation ?
May I have your name for the reservation?
avoir
[ah-vwahr]
to have
A very common verb meaning to have; here it means to receive or get information.
Puis-je avoir votre nom, s'il vous plaît ?
May I have your name, please?
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