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How to Say ‘I'll go get the Yule log’ in French

Je vais chercher la bûche

zhuh veh shair-SHAY lah bewsh

[zhuh veh shair-SHAY lah bewsh]

💬 Usage Tip: Je vais plus a verb is the everyday way to say what you're about to do. Chercher here means "fetch", not "search".

Phrase Breakdown

Je vais chercher

zhuh veh shair-SHAY

I'll go get

'Aller chercher' means to go and fetch. Say 'chercher' as 'shair-shay'.

Example

Je vais chercher le pain.

I'll go get the bread.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vais

[veh]

am going to

Present tense of 'go,' used to express future intention.

Example

Je vais préparer le dîner.

I am going to prepare dinner.

chercher

[shair-SHAY]

to pick up / to fetch

Usually 'to look for'; with venir or aller it means to collect someone.

Example

Je vais chercher les enfants à l'école.

I'm going to pick up the children from school.

la bûche

lah bewsh

the Yule log

'La bûche de Noël' is the traditional French Christmas cake. For the 'û', round your lips as if saying 'oo' while saying 'ee'.

Example

La bûche est au chocolat.

The Yule log is chocolate.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

bûche

[bewsh]

Yule log cake

Literally 'log'; the traditional French Christmas rolled cake.

Example

La bûche au chocolat est délicieuse.

The chocolate Yule log is delicious.

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