How to Say ‘Something’ in French
Quelque chose
kel-kuh shohz
[kel-kuh shohz]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quelque chose] means "something," but in a question it often comes out as "anything": [Vous avez essayé quelque chose ?]. The same word can work in both places depending on context.
Phrase Breakdown
Quelque
[kel-kuh]
something
Used to refer to an unspecified thing.
Quelque chose bloque peut-être le système.
Something may be blocking the system.
chose
[shohz]
thing
Used with quelque to form the expression quelque chose, meaning something.
La seule chose que j'ai essayée est de vérifier le disjoncteur.
The only thing I tried was checking the circuit breaker.
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