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Je peux… ? means “May I…?”. Add an infinitive: Je peux prendre une douche ?. You can ask permission without learning every form of pouvoir at once.
An easy response to an offer of a drink is De l’eau, merci: “Water, thank you”. Before a vowel, de la becomes de l’ in de l’eau. Learn it as a phrase for an unspecified quantity of water.
Où est la salle de bains ? means “Where is the bathroom?”. À droite means “on the right”. You can ask for help with a short sentence.
| FR | Sounds like | Means |
|---|---|---|
| Je peux prendre une douche ? | /ʒə pø pʁɑ̃dʁ yn duʃ/ | May I take a shower?Peux + the infinitive prendre. |
| De l’eau, merci. | /də lo mɛʁsi/ | Water, thank you.eau is pronounced /o/. |
| Où est la salle de bains ? | /u ɛ la sal də bɛ̃/ | Where is the bathroom?Bains has the nasal vowel /ɛ̃/. |