How to Say ‘Do you speak English?’ in French
Vous parlez anglais ?
voo par-LAY ahn-GLAY
[voo par-LAY ahn-GLAY]
🇫🇷 In France: With strangers, [vous] is the normal choice in France. Using [tu] here would usually sound too familiar unless you already know the person.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural “you,” used politely with strangers.
Au guichet, je demande : « Vous parlez anglais ? »
At the ticket counter, I ask: “Do you speak English?”
parlez
[par-LAY]
speak
From the verb “parler,” meaning “to speak.”
Au guichet, je demande : « Vous parlez anglais ? »
At the ticket counter, I ask: “Do you speak English?”
anglais
[ahn-GLAY]
English
Refers to the English language in this context.
Au guichet, je demande : « Vous parlez anglais ? »
At the ticket counter, I ask: “Do you speak English?”
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