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How to Say ‘Oh, sorry, we only have cow's milk.’ in French

Ah, désolé, on n'a que du lait de vache.

Ah day-zoh-LAY on n a KUH dew LEH duh vahsh

[Ah day-zoh-LAY on n a KUH dew LEH duh vahsh]

Phrase Breakdown

Ah, désolé,

Ah day-zoh-LAY

Oh, sorry,

'Désolé' is a common way to apologize. Say 'day-zo-lay'.

Example

Ah, désolé, c'est fermé.

Oh, sorry, it's closed.

Words in this phrase

[Ah]

An exclamation expressing various emotions.

Example

Ah, je comprends maintenant.

Ah, I understand now.

désolé

[day-zoh-LAY]

sorry

An adjective meaning sorry; masculine form.

Example

Je suis désolé. Le rendez-vous du plombier est reporté.

I am sorry. The plumber's appointment has been postponed.

on n'a que

on n a KUH

we only have

'Ne... que' expresses 'only'. The 'n'' links into 'a': 'on na kuh'.

Example

On n'a que cinq minutes.

We only have five minutes.

Words in this phrase

[on]

Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.

Example

On y va maintenant.

We are going now.

[n]

not

Shortened form of 'ne' used in negation before a vowel.

Example

Il n'y a plus rien ici.

There is nothing left here anymore.

[a]

have

Possess, own, or hold something.

Example

Vous avez un stylo?

Do you have a pen?

que

[KUH]

only (with 'ne')

With 'ne', forms 'ne...que', meaning only.

Example

Je n'ai que deux euros.

I only have two euros.

du lait de vache.

dew LEH duh vahsh

cow's milk.

This is regular dairy milk. Say 'du lay duh vash'.

Example

Avec du lait de vache.

With cow's milk.

Words in this phrase

[dew]

some

Contraction of de + le, used in expressions like faire du sport or faire du roller.

Example

Dans Tu fais du roller ?, du fait partie de l'expression.

In Do you skate?, du is part of the expression.

lait

[LEH]

milk

Masculine noun for milk.

Example

Le lait est froid.

The milk is cold.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

vache

[vahsh]

cow

Means cow; in yoga it refers to the cow part of cat-cow.

Example

Vache ouvre la poitrine dans le mouvement.

Cow opens the chest in the movement.

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