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How to Say ‘Can you give an update?’ in French

Vous pouvez faire le point ?

voo poo-VAY fehr luh pwan

[voo poo-VAY fehr luh pwan]

💬 Usage Tip: Raising your voice at the end turns a plain statement into a question; Vous pouvez faire le point. becomes Vous pouvez faire le point ? with no change in word order.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous pouvez

voo poo-VAY

You can / Can you

Polite 'vous' form of 'pouvoir'. The final 'z' is silent here: 'voo poo-vay'.

Example

Vous pouvez m'aider ?

Can you help me?

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

Form of 'pouvoir' for 'vous'.

Example

Vous pouvez répéter ?

Can you repeat?

faire le point ?

fehr luh pwan

give an update?

The expression for summarizing progress. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Il faut faire le point.

We need to take stock.

Words in this phrase

faire

[fehr]

make

To create or perform an action.

Example

Je vais faire un gâteau.

I am going to make a cake.

[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.

point

[pwan]

point / status

In 'faire le point', it means taking stock or giving a status update.

Example

On fait le point chaque lundi.

We do a status update every Monday.

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