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How to Say ‘I'll use a clean jug’ in French

Je prendrai un pichet propre

zhuh prahn-DREH uhn pee-SHEH PROPR

[zhuh prahn-DREH uhn pee-SHEH PROPR]

💬 Usage Tip: Prendre "to take" is the go-to verb for using or ordering things, from je prendrai un café "I'll have a coffee" to grabbing a jug.

Phrase Breakdown

Je prendrai

zhuh prahn-DREH

I will take

This is the future tense of 'prendre'. Say 'zhuh-pran-dray', with a nasal 'an'.

Example

Je prendrai le train.

I will take the train.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

prendrai

[prahn-DREH]

will take

Future of 'prendre' for 'je'.

Example

Je prendrai le train demain.

I'll take the train tomorrow.

un pichet propre

uhn pee-SHEH PROPR

a clean jug

'Pichet' is the milk jug and sounds like 'pee-shay'. 'Propre' means 'clean' here.

Example

Il me faut un pichet propre.

I need a clean jug.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

pichet

[pee-SHEH]

jug / pitcher

Masculine noun; for baristas, the milk frothing jug.

Example

Un pichet d'eau, s'il vous plaît.

A jug of water, please.

propre

[PROPR]

clean

Adjective meaning clean when placed after the noun.

Example

Mes mains sont propres.

My hands are clean.

Guides for French learners

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