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How to Say ‘I'll take that one.’ in French

Je prends celui-là.

zhuh prawn suh-lwee lah

[zhuh prawn suh-lwee lah]

Phrase Breakdown

Je prends

zhuh prawn

I'll take / I'll have

A common way to choose something in a shop or café.

Example

Je prends celui-là.

I'll take that one.

Words in this phrase

Je

[zhuh]

I

Subject pronoun meaning I.

Example

Je prends celui-là quand je veux quelque chose de doux.

I take that one when I want something mild.

prends

[prawn]

take / will have

From prendre; used when ordering to mean I'll take.

Example

Je prends celui-là pour mon espresso.

I'll take that one for my espresso.

Celui-là

suh-lwee lah

That one

A demonstrative pronoun used to point to a specific item.

Example

Celui-là, s'il vous plaît.

That one, please.

Words in this phrase

celui

[suh-lwee]

that one

Demonstrative pronoun used to select a masculine item.

Example

Je prends celui-là plutôt que le mélange maison.

I'll take that one rather than the house blend.

-là

[lah]

there / that

Marks the item as that one there.

Example

Je prends celui-là, pas celui de droite.

I'll take that one, not the one on the right.

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