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How to Say ‘Could you send it to me by email?’ in French

Pourriez-vous me l'envoyer par mail ?

poo-RYAY voo muh l ahn-vwah-YAY pahr MEHL

[poo-RYAY voo muh l ahn-vwah-YAY pahr MEHL]

🇫🇷 In France: Restaurants handling group bookings expect this request and will usually email a quote or menu proposal (devis "quote"). Asking for it in writing is normal and makes you look organised, not pushy.

Phrase Breakdown

Pourriez-vous

poo-RYAY voo

Could you

This is a polite request form. Say 'pou-ri-é-vou'.

Example

Pourriez-vous répéter ?

Could you repeat?

Words in this phrase

Pourriez

[poo-RYAY]

could

Conditional of pouvoir, polite request.

Example

Vous pourriez m'aider ?

Could you help me?

-vous

[voo]

you

Polite or plural 'you', attached by a hyphen after the verb in an inverted question.

Example

Pourriez-vous confirmer la réservation ?

Could you confirm the reservation?

me l'envoyer

muh l ahn-vwah-YAY

send it to me

Two pronouns sit before the verb: 'me' (to me) and 'l'' (it). Say 'me-lan-voi-yé'.

Example

Il va me l'envoyer.

He's going to send it to me.

Words in this phrase

[muh]

to me

Indirect object pronoun showing that something is pleasing to the speaker.

Example

Ça me plaît de découvrir de nouveaux métiers.

I like discovering new professions.

[l]

him / it

Object pronoun 'le' shortened before a vowel.

Example

Je l'aime bien.

I like him a lot.

envoyer

[ahn-vwah-YAY]

to send

Infinitive verb meaning to send something to someone.

Example

Je vais envoyer un e-mail.

I am going to send an email.

par mail ?

pahr MEHL

by email?

'Mail' is pronounced as in English, 'mèl'. Raise your voice at the end for the question.

Example

Je l'envoie par mail.

I'm sending it by email.

Words in this phrase

par

[pahr]

After 'commencer', it introduces the first step.

Example

Commence par lire.

Start by reading.

mail

[MEHL]

Informal French word for email, often in adresse mail.

Example

Envoyez-moi un mail demain.

Send me an email tomorrow.

Guides for French learners

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