How to Say ‘We often have a big meal.’ in French
On fait souvent un grand repas.
ohn feh soo-vahn uhn grahn ruh-pah
[ohn feh soo-vahn uhn grahn ruh-pah]
💬 Usage Tip: [On] is very often used where English would say "we," especially in conversation. [On fait souvent un grand repas.] is a natural spoken way to say "We often have a big meal."
Phrase Breakdown
On fait
ohn feh
We make / we have / people have
Common spoken French expression using 'on' to mean 'we' or 'people in general'.
On fait un repas de famille.
We have a family meal.
Words in this phrase
On
[ohn]
we / people / one
A common informal subject pronoun meaning 'we' in everyday French.
On fait souvent un grand repas. C’est une tradition familiale.
We often have a big meal. It’s a family tradition.
fait
[feh]
do / make
From 'faire'; here it means to have or organize something.
Pour l’anniversaire de mamie, on fait souvent un grand repas.
For Grandma’s birthday, we often have a big meal.
souvent
[soo-vahn]
often
An adverb showing frequency.
On fait souvent un grand repas quand c’est un anniversaire important.
We often have a big meal when it’s an important birthday.
Un grand repas
uhn grahn ruh-pah
A big meal
A noun phrase referring to an important or festive meal.
Le dimanche, on fait un grand repas.
On Sundays, we have a big meal.
Words in this phrase
un
[uhn]
a / an
An indefinite article before a masculine singular noun.
On fait souvent un grand repas pour fêter juin et juillet.
We often have a big meal to celebrate birthdays in June and July.
grand
[grahn]
big / large
Describes something large or important in size or scale.
On fait souvent un grand repas avec toute la famille.
We often have a big meal with the whole family.
repas
[ruh-pah]
meal
A shared meal, often lunch or dinner.
On fait souvent un grand repas le jour de son anniversaire.
We often have a big meal on his/her birthday.
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