How to Say ‘We've been out of oat milk since this morning’ in French
On n'a plus de lait d'avoine depuis ce matin
on n a ploo duh leh dee ah-VWAHN duh-PWEE suh ma-tan
[on n a ploo duh leh dee ah-VWAHN duh-PWEE suh ma-tan]
💬 Usage Tip: French uses the present with depuis where English says "have been": on n'a plus... depuis ce matin is literally "we have no more... since this morning".
Phrase Breakdown
On n'a plus
on n a ploo
We don't have any more
Casual 'on' means 'we'. Link the sounds smoothly: 'on-na-plu'.
On n'a plus de sucre.
We're out of sugar.
Words in this phrase
On
[on]
We
Used by a speaker to refer to themself and one or more other people considered together.
On y va maintenant.
We are going now.
n'
[n]
not
Shortened form of 'ne' used in negation before a vowel.
Il n'y a plus rien ici.
There is nothing left here anymore.
a
[a]
have
Possess, own, or hold something.
Vous avez un stylo?
Do you have a pen?
plus
[ploo]
no more / no longer
Used in negation to say something is no longer available or happening.
Il n'y a plus d'eau chaude maintenant.
There is no more hot water now.
de lait d'avoine
duh leh dee ah-VWAHN
oat milk
'De' replaces 'du' after a negation. Say 'duh-lay-da-vwan'.
Il reste un peu de lait d'avoine ?
Is there any oat milk left?
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.
Un verre de lait.
A glass of milk.
lait
[leh]
milk
Masculine noun for milk.
Il n'y a plus de lait.
There's no more milk.
d'
[dee]
of
Used to indicate possession or connection.
Le livre d'un ami.
The book of a friend.
avoine
[ah-VWAHN]
oat
Feminine noun for oats.
Le lait d'avoine est doux.
Oat milk is mild.
depuis ce matin
duh-PWEE suh ma-tan
since this morning
This adds the time frame. With the present tense, 'depuis' expresses something that is still true now.
Je travaille depuis ce matin.
I've been working since this morning.
Words in this phrase
depuis
[duh-PWEE]
since / for
Used with time expressions to show how long something has been happening.
Depuis trois ans, je développe mon réseau professionnel.
For three years, I have been building my professional network.
ce
[suh]
this / that (masculine)
Demonstrative determiner before a masculine singular noun: « ce genre » = “this genre.”
Ce genre d’anime me donne envie de voyager.
This kind of anime makes me want to travel.
matin
[ma-tan]
morning
The part of the day before noon; useful for school arrival conversations.
Chaque Matin, les parents attendent devant l'école.
Every morning, the parents wait in front of the school.
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