How to Say ‘I will take’ in French
Je vais prendre
zhuh vay prahndr
[zhuh vay prahndr]
💬 Usage Tip: [Je vais prendre] is a very natural way to say what you are going to choose right now. In cafés, it often works like English "I'll have..."
Phrase Breakdown
Je
[zhuh]
I
First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
Je vais prendre un café sans sucre.
I’m going to have a coffee without sugar.
vais
[vay]
am going
From 'aller'; used with an infinitive to form the near future, like 'am going to'.
Je vais prendre du lait d’avoine aujourd’hui.
I’m going to choose oat milk today.
prendre
[prahndr]
to take
Common verb meaning 'to take'; in cafés it often means 'to choose' or 'to have/order'.
Je vais prendre un latte au soja.
I’m going to have a soy latte.
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