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How to Say ‘Something to nibble on’ in French

Quelque chose à grignoter

KEL-kuh SHOHZ ah gree-nyoh-TAY

[KEL-kuh SHOHZ ah gree-nyoh-TAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Quelque chose à plus an action word means "something to do". Swap the action: quelque chose à boire "something to drink".

Phrase Breakdown

Quelque chose

KEL-kuh SHOHZ

Something

A useful phrase for anything unspecified.

Example

Quelque chose à boire ?

Something to drink?

Words in this phrase

Quelque

[KEL-kuh]

some

Combined with 'chose' to mean 'something'.

Example

Vous voulez quelque chose à boire ?

Would you like something to drink?

chose

[SHOHZ]

thing

A feminine noun meaning an object or matter.

Example

C'est une bonne chose.

It's a good thing.

à grignoter

ah gree-nyoh-TAY

to nibble on

'Grignoter' means to snack. The 'gn' sounds like 'ny' in 'canyon'.

Example

J'aime grignoter le soir.

I like to snack in the evening.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

grignoter

[gree-nyoh-TAY]

nibble / snack on

Infinitive verb: to eat small bites.

Example

J'aime grignoter des chips.

I like snacking on chips.

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