How to Say “Please Pick Me Up” in French

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Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît
The English phrase "please pick me up" is translated into French as Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît.
This phrase is used to request that someone travel to your location to collect you, typically in a vehicle. While the verb chercher often means "to search for" something lost, in this specific context, it means to go to a place to collect a person. You may also use Viens me chercher to say "Come pick me up" or Venez me récupérer to say "Come and get me".

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase Viens me chercher literally translates to "Come fetch me" or "Come look for me".

Which one should you use?

The different forms provided allow you to adjust the tone and the number of people you are addressing. Other variations like Pourriez-vous venir me chercher, s'il vous plaît? or Serait-il possible de venir me chercher, s'il vous plaît? are formal.

How does it change in a sentence?

The default form Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît uses the tu form of the imperative, which is appropriate for friends, family or peers. To make the request polite or to address more than one person, use Venez me chercher, s'il vous plaît.

Did you know?

  • The verb chercher in this phrase is etymologically related to the Latin word circus, meaning 'circle' or 'around'.
  • While Viens me chercher is common, using the verb récupérer can sound more like you are an object being retrieved, similar to 'reclaiming' a lost item.

Examples in context

  • Peux-tu venir me chercher à l'aéroport, s'il te plaît?
    Can you please come pick me up at the airport?
  • Tu peux venir me chercher à la gare, s'il te plaît ?
    Can you come pick me up at the station, please?
  • Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît, à la gare.
    Please pick me up at the station.
  • Je suis en retard, viens me chercher, s'il te plaît.
    I am late, please pick me up.
  • Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît, devant l'école.
    Please pick me up in front of the school.

Example conversation

Léa calls Lucas because her car has broken down.

  1. Léa

    Lucas, ma voiture est en panne.
    Lucas, my car has broken down.
  2. Lucas

    Où es-tu, Léa ?
    Where are you, Léa?
  3. Léa

    Viens me chercher, s'il te plaît, au supermarché.
    Please pick me up at the supermarket.
  4. Lucas

    D'accord, j'arrive tout de suite.
    Okay, I'm coming right now.

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