s'il vous plaît mangez-moi
The English phrase "please eat me" is translated into French as s'il vous plaît mangez-moi.
This phrase is a request for someone to consume the speaker or the object the speaker represents.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of s'il vous plaît (if it pleases you), mangez (eat – imperative form) and moi (me).
Which one should you use?
You can also use Je vous prie de me dévorer to mean "I beg you to devour me" or Pourriez-vous me manger, s'il vous plaît? which translates to "Could you please eat me?"
How does it change in a sentence?
If you are speaking to a single person you know well or a child, you would use the informal imperative mange-moi instead of mangez-moi. The informal version of the full phrase uses s'il te plaît instead of s'il vous plaît, resulting in s'il te plaît mange-moi.
Did you know?
- In French, the verb dévorer goes beyond eating and is often used metaphorically to describe reading a book with intense passion.
- The French word vous is a linguistic relative of the Russian word вы (vy) and the Italian word voi.
- In French, the word manger can also be used metaphorically to describe being 'eaten up' by a feeling or a sensation, such as being 'eaten' by jealousy or exhaustion.
Example conversation
Léa is wearing a costume as a giant strawberry during a play.
- LéaBonjour Hugo, s'il vous plaît mangez-moi !Hello Hugo, please eat me!
- HugoTu as l'air très délicieuse, Léa.You look very delicious, Léa.
- LéaVite, je suis le dessert !Quick, I am the dessert!
- HugoD'accord, je vais goûter.Okay, I'm going to taste.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
