Laundry & Dry Cleaning
Use these phrases to drop off or pick up your laundry, point out stains, and ask about prices and pickup times.
Key Phrases
C'est pour nettoyer à sec, s'il vous plaît.
neutralIt is for dry cleaning, please.
Use this standard phrase when handing over items like suits or coats.
Vous pouvez laver et repasser ça ?
neutralCan you wash and iron this?
Use the verb 'repasser' if you also want your clothes ironed.
Il y a une tache de café ici.
neutralThere is a coffee stain here.
Point directly at the mark when saying this.
Vous pouvez enlever ça ?
casualCan you remove that?
Casual because it uses statement word order for a question.
Est-ce que vous pouvez enlever cette tache ?
neutralCan you remove this stain?
The standard, reliable way to ask using 'Est-ce que'.
C'est prêt quand ?
casualWhen is it ready?
Very common in everyday spoken French. Use a rising intonation at the end.
Quand est-ce que ça va être prêt ?
neutralWhen is it going to be ready?
Uses the near future tense to ask for the pickup time.
C'est combien en tout ?
casualHow much is it in total?
A quick, natural way to ask for the final cost.
Quel est le prix total, s'il vous plaît ?
politeWhat is the total price, please?
Adding 's'il vous plaît' makes this a very polite request.
Voici mon ticket.
neutralHere is my ticket.
Say this when you return to pick up your clean clothes.
Je n'ai pas mon ticket.
neutralI do not have my ticket.
If you lost your receipt, staff might ask for your name instead.