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How to Say ‘Sautéed potatoes’ in French

Des pommes de terre sautées

day POM duh TAIR soh-TAY

[day POM duh TAIR soh-TAY]

💬 Usage Tip: Pommes de terre literally means "apples of the earth", which is the everyday French word for potatoes. Sautées ends in -ées to match the plural, feminine pommes.

Phrase Breakdown

Des pommes de terre

day POM duh TAIR

Potatoes

Literally 'apples of the earth'. Say it as one block: 'pom de tèr'.

Example

J'achète des pommes de terre.

I'm buying potatoes.

Words in this phrase

Des

[day]

some / plural indefinite article

Plural article used before nouns when speaking generally about unspecified people or things.

Example

Des profils polyvalents sont très recherchés aujourd'hui.

Versatile profiles are highly sought after today.

pommes

[POM]

apples (part of 'pommes de terre')

With 'de terre' it means potatoes.

Example

J'aime les pommes de terre.

I like potatoes.

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

terre

[TAIR]

earth / ground

Soil; in 'pommes de terre' = potatoes.

Example

La terre est humide.

The ground is damp.

sautées

[soh-TAY]

sautéed / pan-fried

Cooked quickly in a pan with fat.

Example

Des légumes sautés.

Sautéed vegetables.

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