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How to say “Could I have a receipt?” in French
Request proof of a purchase or payment.
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir un reçu ?
Could I have a receipt?
Choose the local term for the document you need.
Use it in three situations
After buying something
Est-ce que je pourrais avoir un reçu ?
Could I have a receipt?
At a service desk
Je pourrais avoir un reçu imprimé ?
Could I have a printed receipt?
Confirming a payment
Vous pourriez m'envoyer le reçu par e-mail ?
Could you send me the receipt by email?
What to watch for
A receipt and a tax invoice can be different documents; clarify if the distinction matters.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine payments. Say this in French: Could I have a printed receipt?
Reveal a sample reply
Je pourrais avoir un reçu imprimé ?
Could I have a printed receipt?
Build a useful exchange
Clarify a payment, a receipt, or a refund.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
