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How to Say ‘How about the snails?’ in French

Les escargots, ça te dit ?

leh es-kar-GOH sah tuh DEE

[leh es-kar-GOH sah tuh DEE]

Phrase Breakdown

Les escargots,

leh es-kar-GOH

The snails,

A classic French starter. Make the liaison 'lay-zes-kar-go'. The final 't' and 's' are silent.

Example

J'adore les escargots.

I love snails.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

escargots

[es-kar-GOH]

snails

Snails, a French delicacy often cooked with garlic butter.

Example

Les escargots de Bourgogne sont célèbres.

Burgundy snails are famous.

ça te dit ?

sah tuh DEE

do you fancy them?

An informal suggestion: 'sa tuh dee?', with a rising tone.

Example

Une balade, ça te dit ?

A walk, do you fancy it?

Words in this phrase

ça

[sah]

that / it

Demonstrative pronoun used in everyday French to mean 'that' or 'it.'

Example

Ça me plaît quand une entreprise parle clairement.

I like it when a company speaks clearly.

[tuh]

you (to you)

Informal indirect object pronoun; with 'aller' it means something suits you.

Example

Ce pull te va bien.

This sweater suits you.

dit

[DEE]

says

Present tense of 'dire' (to say), used with 'on'.

Example

On dit bonjour le matin.

People say hello in the morning.

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