How to Say ‘I would like this’ in French
Je voudrais ça
zhuh voo-dray sah
[zhuh voo-dray sah]
🇫🇷 In France: Pointing and saying [ça] is common and useful in shops or bakeries. It is not rude on its own, though adding [bonjour] and [s'il vous plaît] makes it land better.
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
Subject pronoun for “I.”
Je voudrais ça pour le déjeuner.
I would like that for lunch.
voudrais
[voo-dray]
would like
Polite conditional form of vouloir, used to ask for something.
Je voudrais ça avec du pain.
I would like that with some bread.
ça
[sah]
that
Demonstrative word used to point to something nearby or indicated.
Je prends ça, merci.
I’ll take that, thank you.
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