How to Say ‘We need two months.’ in French
On a besoin de deux mois.
on ah buh-ZWAN duh d-uh mwah
[on ah buh-ZWAN duh d-uh mwah]
💬 Usage Tip: In speech, on is the usual way to say "we", and it takes the same verb form as "he" or "she": on a, not nous avons. Avoir besoin de "to need" works with nouns or verbs: on a besoin de partir "we need to leave".
Phrase Breakdown
On a besoin
on ah buh-ZWAN
We need
'On' means 'we' in everyday speech. Link 'on a' as 'on-na'. 'Besoin' ends in a nasal 'zwan' sound.
On a besoin d'aide.
We need help.
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.
a
[ah]
has
Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.
Elle a visité Paris.
She has visited Paris.
besoin
[buh-ZWAN]
need
Noun used in 'avoir besoin de' meaning 'to need'.
J'ai besoin d'aide.
I need help.
de deux mois.
duh d-uh mwah
two months
'Avoir besoin de' takes 'de'. 'Deux' rhymes with 'eu', and 'mois' sounds like 'mwa'.
Je pars pour deux mois.
I'm leaving for two months.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.
Un verre de lait.
A glass of milk.
deux
[d-uh]
two
The number 2.
Ils sont venus tous les deux.
They both came.
mois
[mwah]
month
Masculine noun for a calendar month; same form in plural.
Le mois dernier était calme.
Last month was quiet.
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