How to Say ‘We eat / people eat’ in French
On mange
ohn mahnj
[ohn mahnj]
💬 Usage Tip: [On] often means everyday "we" in spoken French. So [On mange] here is most naturally "we eat," not "one eats."
Phrase Breakdown
On
[ohn]
we / people / one
Used very often in spoken French for 'we'.
On mange ensemble pour les anniversaires.
We eat together for birthdays.
mange
[mahnj]
eat
From the verb 'manger'; present tense meaning 'eat' or 'are eating'.
À son anniversaire, on mange vers huit heures.
On his/her birthday, we eat around eight o’clock.
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