How to Say ‘We eat cake as a family.’ in French
On mange un gâteau en famille.
ohn mahnj uhn gah-toh ahn fah-mee-yuh
[ohn mahnj uhn gah-toh ahn fah-mee-yuh]
Phrase Breakdown
On mange
ohn mahnj
We eat / people eat
Uses 'on' in the sense of 'we' or 'one/people'.
On mange ensemble le soir.
We eat together in the evening.
Words in this phrase
On
[ohn]
we / people / one
In everyday French, 'on' usually means 'we'.
On mange un gâteau en famille. C’est très chaleureux.
We eat a cake with family. It’s very warm and friendly.
mange
[mahnj]
eat
Present tense of 'manger'.
Le dimanche, on mange un gâteau en famille pour son anniversaire.
On Sunday, we eat a cake with family for his/her birthday.
Un gâteau
uhn gah-toh
A cake
A noun phrase referring to cake.
J'ai préparé un gâteau.
I made a cake.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a / an
An indefinite article before a masculine noun.
On mange un gâteau en famille après le repas.
We eat a cake with family after the meal.
gâteau
[gah-toh]
cake
A dessert cake, especially common for birthdays.
On mange un gâteau en famille pour ses dix ans.
We eat a cake with family for his/her tenth birthday.
En famille
ahn fah-mee-yuh
With the family / as a family
A set expression meaning to do something with family members.
Nous fêtons Noël en famille.
We celebrate Christmas with the family.
Words in this phrase
en
[ahn]
in / with
Here 'en' is part of the expression 'en famille', meaning 'with family'.
On mange un gâteau en famille tous les ans.
We eat a cake with family every year.
famille
[fah-mee-yuh]
family
Relatives or close family members; in this phrase it means the celebration is family-based.
On mange un gâteau en famille le soir de son anniversaire.
We eat a cake with family on the evening of his/her birthday.
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