How to Say ‘The chef can make her sautéed potatoes instead.’ in French
Le chef pourra lui faire des pommes de terre sautées à la place.
luh shef poo-RAH lwee fehr day POM duh TAIR soh-TAY ah lah plass
[luh shef poo-RAH lwee fehr day POM duh TAIR soh-TAY ah lah plass]
Phrase Breakdown
Le chef pourra lui faire
luh shef poo-RAH lwee fehr
The chef will be able to make him/her
'Pourra' is the future of 'pouvoir' and 'lui' is the indirect object. Pronounce the 'f' in 'chef'.
Le chef pourra lui faire une omelette.
The chef will be able to make him an omelette.
Words in this phrase
Le
[luh]
the
Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.
Le chat noir.
The black cat.
chef
[shef]
chef / head cook
The cook in charge of a kitchen.
Le chef prépare le dessert.
The chef is making dessert.
pourra
[poo-RAH]
will be able to
Future of 'pouvoir'.
Il pourra venir demain.
He will be able to come tomorrow.
lui
[lwee]
to him / to her
Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to her'.
Je lui donne un cadeau.
I'm giving him/her a gift.
faire
[fehr]
make
To create or perform an action.
Je vais faire un gâteau.
I am going to make a cake.
des pommes de terre sautées
day POM duh TAIR soh-TAY
sautéed potatoes
This is a common side dish in France. Keep it as one flowing block.
Je voudrais des pommes de terre sautées.
I'd like sautéed potatoes.
Words in this phrase
des
[day]
some / plural indefinite article
Plural article used before nouns when speaking generally about unspecified people or things.
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.
J'aime les pommes de terre.
I like potatoes.
de
[duh]
of
Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.
Un verre de lait.
A glass of milk.
terre
[TAIR]
earth / ground
Soil; in 'pommes de terre' = potatoes.
La terre est humide.
The ground is damp.
sautées
[soh-TAY]
sautéed / pan-fried
Cooked quickly in a pan with fat.
Des légumes sautés.
Sautéed vegetables.
à la place.
ah lah plass
instead.
It shows a substitution. Let your voice drop at the end of the sentence.
Prends du riz à la place.
Have rice instead.
Words in this phrase
à
[ah]
in (in 'à la place')
Part of 'à la place' meaning instead.
Prenez du riz à la place.
Have rice instead.
la
[lah]
the
A definite article preceding a noun.
La porte est ouverte.
The door is open.
place
[plass]
place (in 'à la place': instead)
With 'à la', means instead.
Du thé à la place du café.
Tea instead of coffee.
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