How to Say ‘To take a look’ in French
Pour regarder
poor ruh-gahr-day
[poor ruh-gahr-day]
💬 Usage Tip: [Pour + infinitive] is a very common French pattern for "to / in order to": [pour regarder], [pour vérifier], [pour réparer]. It is an easy building block for explaining purpose.
Phrase Breakdown
Pour
[poor]
for; to
A common preposition used to express purpose or intention.
Je prends mon téléphone pour regarder le message du propriétaire.
I take my phone to look at the landlord's message.
regarder
[ruh-gahr-day]
to look at; to watch
An infinitive verb meaning to look at something or watch something.
Je vais regarder la chaudière parce qu'il n'y a plus d'eau chaude.
I am going to look at the boiler because there is no more hot water.
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