How to Say “Please Stand Up” in French

levez-vous s'il vous plaît
In French, 'please stand up' is expressed as levez-vous s'il vous plaît.
This phrase is used to make a polite request for someone to rise from a seated position.

Which one should you use?

Use lève-toi s'il te plaît instead of levez-vous s'il vous plaît when speaking to a single person you know well, such as a friend or a child.

Did you know?

  • The verb lever in levez-vous is used for both rising and lifting objects. To a French speaker, standing up is literally the act of 'lifting oneself'.
  • While levez-vous is the standard translation, in a classroom setting, a French teacher might simply say Debout! to get students to stand up quickly.
  • The pronoun vous used in levez-vous is a direct descendant of the Latin 'vōs', making it a distant linguistic relative of the Russian word вы (vy).

Examples in context

  • Madame, veuillez vous lever, s'il vous plaît.
    Madam, please stand up
  • Hey, tu peux te lever, s'il te plaît?
    Hey, can you please stand up?
  • Mesdames et messieurs, levez-vous s'il vous plaît.
    Ladies and gentlemen, please stand up.
  • Levez-vous s'il vous plaît pour la photo.
    Please stand up for the photo.

Example conversation

Lucas is a teacher in a classroom with Léa.

  1. Lucas

    Léa, levez-vous s'il vous plaît.
    Léa, please stand up.
  2. Léa

    Oui, monsieur. Je me lève.
    Yes, sir. I am standing up.
  3. Lucas

    Merci. Pouvez-vous lire le texte ?
    Thank you. Can you read the text?
  4. Léa

    Bien sûr, je commence maintenant.
    Of course, I'll start now.

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