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How to Say ‘And some chestnuts with it?’ in French

Et des marrons avec ?

eh day mah-rohns ah-VEK

[eh day mah-rohns ah-VEK]

💬 Usage Tip: Avec can sit alone at the end of the sentence to mean "with it". This is very common in everyday speech, as in Tu veux du pain avec ? "Do you want bread with it?"

Phrase Breakdown

Et des marrons

eh day mah-rohns

And some chestnuts

Chestnuts are a classic side dish with Christmas turkey in France. 'Marrons' ends with a nasal 'on' sound.

Example

J'adore les marrons.

I love chestnuts.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

des

[day]

some

Indicating a portion or number of something.

Example

Des livres sont sur la table.

Some books are on the table.

marrons

[mah-rohns]

chestnuts

Edible nuts produced by chestnut trees.

Example

Des marrons chauds pour l'hiver.

Hot chestnuts for the winter.

avec ?

ah-VEK

with it?

Used at the end of a sentence, 'avec' means 'with it' or 'on the side'. Pronounce it 'ah-vek'.

Example

Tu veux du pain avec ?

Do you want bread with it?

Words in this phrase

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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