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How to Say ‘I want some chocolate.’ in French

Je veux du chocolat.

zhuh vuh dew shoh-koh-lah

[zhuh vuh dew shoh-koh-lah]

💬 Usage Tip: French needs du where English would say "some" or nothing at all. You can't say just je veux chocolat, so swap the food and keep the du, as in je veux du pain "I want some bread".

Phrase Breakdown

Je veux

zhuh vuh

I want

'Vouloir' with 'je'. It is direct, so add 'je voudrais' when you want to sound more polite.

Example

Je veux partir.

I want to leave.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

veux

[vuh]

want

To have a desire to possess or do something.

Example

Je veux un bon de réduction, s'il vous plaît.

I want a coupon, please.

du chocolat.

dew shoh-koh-lah

some chocolate.

'Du' means 'some' before a masculine noun. The final 't' of 'chocolat' is silent.

Example

Il mange du chocolat.

He eats some chocolate.

Words in this phrase

[dew]

Some

Used to indicate an unspecified amount or number.

Example

Voudrais-tu 'du' café ?

Would you like 'some' coffee?

chocolat

[shoh-koh-lah]

chocolate

A sweet, typically brown food preparation made from roasted and ground cacao seeds.

Example

Elle adore le chocolat, surtout la mousse au chocolat.

She loves chocolate, especially the chocolate mousse.

Guides for French learners

Ordering in French: Cafés, Bakeries and Restaurants (with Menu Vocabulary)How to order in French at a café, a bakery and a restaurant: the phrases, the questions staff ask, and the menu and food vocabulary to understand the answers.Hello in French: Greetings, Good Evening and How to Answer "How Are You?"How to say hello in French, when to switch to good evening, how to ask how are you and what to answer, with tu vs vous and native audio.

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