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How to Say ‘Could I offer you 9 pm?’ in French

Je pourrais vous proposer 21 h ?

zhuh poo-REH voo proh-poh-ZAY vant-ay-UHN URR

[zhuh poo-REH voo proh-poh-ZAY vant-ay-UHN URR]

🇫🇷 In France: When a slot is full, staff usually suggest another time rather than just saying no, so expect a counter-offer like this.

Phrase Breakdown

Je pourrais vous proposer

zhuh poo-REH voo proh-poh-ZAY

I could offer you

A polite way to suggest something. Say it smoothly: 'jeu pou-rè vou pro-po-zé'.

Example

Je pourrais vous proposer une autre date.

I could offer you another date.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

pourrais

[poo-REH]

could

Conditional of 'pouvoir', used for polite requests.

Example

Je pourrais avoir l'addition ?

Could I have the bill?

vous

[voo]

to you

Indirect object pronoun: the person receiving something.

Example

Je vous donne la monnaie.

I give you the change.

proposer

[proh-poh-ZAY]

to offer / suggest

Verb meaning to propose an option to someone.

Example

Je vous propose une autre date.

I suggest another date to you.

21 h ?

vant-ay-UHN URR

9 pm?

Say 'vingt et une heures', with the voice rising for the question. It is 'une' because 'heure' is feminine, and it links: 'u-n-heures'.

Example

Le train part à 21 h.

The train leaves at 9 pm.

Words in this phrase

[vant-ay-UHN]

twenty-one

Number; with h it means 9 p.m. Said 'vingt et un'.

Example

Le restaurant ferme à 21 h.

The restaurant closes at 9 p.m.

[URR]

o'clock (hours)

Abbreviation of « heure(s) » used when writing times.

Example

Rendez-vous à 9 h.

Meet at 9 o'clock.

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