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How to Say ‘Shall we pick a few tomatoes?’ in French

On cueille quelques tomates ?

on KUH-yuh kelk toh-MAT

[on KUH-yuh kelk toh-MAT]

💬 Usage Tip: In everyday speech on means "we," and raising your voice at the end turns it into a friendly suggestion. Try On y va ? "Shall we go?".

Phrase Breakdown

On cueille

on KUH-yuh

Shall we pick

'On' means 'we' in casual speech and is a nasal 'ohn'. 'Cueille' (pick) sounds like 'kuhy', rhyming with 'feuille'.

Example

On cueille des fleurs.

We're picking flowers.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

cueille

[KUH-yuh]

pick

Form of 'cueillir', to pick fruit or flowers.

Example

On cueille des fraises.

We pick strawberries.

quelques tomates ?

kelk toh-MAT

a few tomatoes?

'Quelques' (a few) sounds like 'kel-kuh'. 'Tomates' is 'to-mat', with a silent final 's'. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

J'ai quelques tomates.

I have a few tomatoes.

Words in this phrase

quelques

[kelk]

a few

Means "a few" or "some." It is used before plural nouns like "minutes."

Example

Nous partons dans quelques minutes.

We are leaving in a few minutes.

tomates

[toh-MAT]

tomatoes

Plural of 'tomate'.

Example

Ces tomates sont mûres.

These tomatoes are ripe.

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