How to Say ‘Can you repeat that?’ in French
Pouvez-vous répéter ?
poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay
[poo-vay voo ray-pay-tay]
Phrase Breakdown
Pouvez
[poo-vay]
can you
Polite inverted verb form used to ask “can you.”
Pouvez-vous répéter plus fort ?
Can you repeat more loudly?
-vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural “you,” attached by hyphen in inversion.
Pouvez-vous répéter cette phrase ?
Can you repeat that sentence?
répéter
[ray-pay-tay]
repeat
Infinitive meaning to say something again.
Pouvez-vous répéter, s'il vous plaît ?
Can you repeat, please?
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