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How to Say ‘Would you like something to nibble with it?’ in French

Vous voulez quelque chose à grignoter avec ?

voo voo-LAY KEL-kuh SHOHZ ah gree-nyoh-TAY ah-VEK

[voo voo-LAY KEL-kuh SHOHZ ah gree-nyoh-TAY ah-VEK]

💬 Usage Tip: The avec at the end means "with it". In casual French it can close the sentence with nothing after it.

Phrase Breakdown

Vous voulez quelque chose

voo voo-LAY KEL-kuh SHOHZ

Would you like something

A polite offer, using 'vous'.

Example

Vous voulez quelque chose d'autre ?

Would you like anything else?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

voulez

[voo-LAY]

want

Form of the verb 'vouloir' (to want) used with 'vous'.

Example

Vous voulez un café ?

Do you want a coffee?

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 avec ?

ah gree-nyoh-TAY ah-VEK

to snack on with it?

'Avec' at the end means 'with it', which is casual spoken French.

Example

Du pain avec ?

Some bread with it?

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.

avec

[ah-VEK]

with it

At the end of a sentence, means 'with that / alongside'.

Example

Des frites avec ?

Fries with that?

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