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French Expression
| Meaning | Is it a gift? | |
| Literally | Is it to give? | |
| Register | normal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[say poo ruh freer] |
| IPA | [se pu ʀɔ fʀiʀ] | |
Usage notes: You’ll often hear the French expression C’est pour offir ? when paying for your shopping, especially during the holiday season. It’s equivalent to "Is it a gift?" essentially meaning "Do you want me to remove the price tag?"
Par exemple…
| Quel joli pull ! C’est pour offir ? | What a beautiful sweater! Is it a gift? | |
| Le total s’élève à 43 €. C’est pour offir ? | The total comes to €43. Is this a gift? |
C’est pour offir ? can also imply "Do you want it gift-wrapped?" so if you don’t want it wrapped, listen for a follow-up question including the words emballage cadeau or papier cadeau. If there isn’t one, be sure to speak up with something like this:
| Pas de papier cadeau, merci. | No wrapping paper, thank you. | |
| Je vais l’emballer moi-même. | I’m going to wrap it myself. |
(C’est) pour offrir can also be used as a statement and with a real subject:
| Je vais acheter ce parfum, c’est pour offrir. | I’m going to buy this perfume, it’s a gift. | |
| Je cherche un bon livre pour offrir. | I’m looking for a good book to give as a gift. |
And it can be used in a more general sense to talk about providing goods and services.
| C’est pour offrir une gamme de produits plus étendue que nous avons … | In order to offer a wider range of products, we … | |
| Notre but, c’est pour offrir un service client exceptionnel. | Our goal is to provide exceptional customer service. |
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