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How to Say ‘Could you show me slalom another time?’ in French

Vous pouvez me montrer le slalom une autre fois ?

voo poo-VAY muh mohn-TRAY luh slah-LOHM ewn oh-truh fwah

[voo poo-VAY muh mohn-TRAY luh slah-LOHM ewn oh-truh fwah]

🇫🇷 In France: Vous pouvez...? is a polite but natural request. Adding une autre fois keeps it low-pressure, which suits a new acquaintance.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous pouvez me montrer

voo poo-VAY muh mohn-TRAY

Can you show me

This is a polite request using 'pouvoir'. Keep the 'e' in 'me' light.

Example

Vous pouvez me montrer votre vélo ?

Can you show me your bike?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

pouvez

[poo-VAY]

can / may

Indicates permission or possibility.

Example

Vous pouvez annuler jusqu’à l’heure limite.

You can cancel until the deadline.

[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.

montrer

[mohn-TRAY]

to show

Verb meaning to let someone see something.

Example

Je vais te montrer la maison.

I'll show you the house.

le slalom

luh slah-LOHM

the slalom

This is the object of 'montrer'. Say it 'sla-lom'.

Example

Le slalom est difficile.

The slalom is difficult.

Words in this phrase

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

slalom

[slah-LOHM]

slalom

Zigzag skating between cones.

Example

J'apprends le slalom.

I'm learning slalom.

une autre fois ?

ewn oh-truh fwah

another time?

This is a time expression at the end of the question. Link 'une autre' and let your voice rise.

Example

On essaie une autre fois ?

Shall we try another time?

Words in this phrase

une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

autre

[oh-truh]

other

Referring to additional or different things.

Example

As-tu quelque chose d'autre à ajouter ?

Do you have anything else to add?

fois

[fwah]

time (occurrence)

Counts how often something happens.

Example

Deux fois par semaine.

Twice a week.

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