How to Say ‘We need to prepare.’ in French
On doit préparer.
ohn dwah pray-pah-RAY
[ohn dwah pray-pah-RAY]
💬 Usage Tip: [On] often replaces [we] in spoken French, so [On doit préparer] is how classmates would naturally say [We need to prepare]. You can reuse it with other verbs: [On doit réviser], [On doit partir].
Phrase Breakdown
On doit
ohn dwah
We must / one must / we have to
On is commonly used in French to mean 'we' in informal speech; doit means 'must/have to'.
On doit partir maintenant.
We have to leave now.
Words in this phrase
On
[ohn]
we
Informal subject pronoun often used instead of nous in everyday French.
On doit préparer le travail en groupe.
We have to prepare the group work.
doit
[dwah]
must
Verb meaning must or have to.
On doit préparer nos fiches ce soir.
We have to prepare our notes tonight.
préparer
[pray-pah-RAY]
to prepare
Verb meaning to get ready or organize work in advance.
On doit préparer le contrôle ensemble.
We have to prepare for the test together.
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