Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ?
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | French | Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| want; are wanting (2nd person plural) | voulez | ||
| you (singular polite form and plural) | vous | ||
| with | avec | ||
| me (for emphasis) | moi |
Notes
This French phrase has become well known in the English-speaking world through the song Lady Marmalade. See Wikipedia.
Summary
The French translation for “Do you want to sleep with me?” is Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ?. The French, Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ?, can be broken down into 4 parts:"want; are wanting (2nd person plural)" (voulez), "you (singular polite form and plural)" (vous), "with" (avec) and "me (for emphasis)" (moi).Practice Lesson
Acknowledgements
Audio source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Voulez_vous_coucher_avec_moi.ogg
Audio licence
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