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How to Say ‘To this address, please.’ in French

À cette adresse, s'il vous plaît.

ah set a-dress seel eel voo pleh

[ah set a-dress seel eel voo pleh]

🇫🇷 In France: Showing the address on your phone while saying this is perfectly normal with French taxi drivers.

Phrase Breakdown

À cette adresse,

ah set a-dress

To this address,

Link the words: 'ah seh-ta-DRESS', then pause at the comma.

Example

J'habite à cette adresse.

I live at this address.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

cette

[set]

this

A determiner used to single out a specific thing.

Example

Cette maison est ancienne.

This house is old.

adresse

[a-dress]

address

Details of a location's name and other identifiers.

Example

Cette adresse n'est pas correcte.

This address is not correct.

s'il vous plaît.

seel eel voo pleh

please.

The formal 'please'. Say 'seel voo PLEH'.

Example

Un croissant, s'il vous plaît.

A croissant, please.

Words in this phrase

[seel]

Part of the fixed polite expression s'il vous plaît, literally if it pleases you.

Example

S'il vous plaît, confirmez la réservation.

Please confirm the reservation.

[eel]

In il y a, il does not refer to a person; it is part of the expression meaning “there is/there are.”

Example

Est-ce qu'il y a un parking sur place ?

Is there parking on site?

vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

plaît

[pleh]

pleases

From plaire, to please; part of the expression meaning please.

Example

S'il vous plaît, cela me plaît beaucoup.

Please, I like that very much.

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