Learn French: Tu veux du pain ? Bien sûr ! - Do you want some bread? Of course!

Tu veux du pain ? Bien sûr !

Do you want some bread? Of course!

Breakdown of Tu veux du pain ? Bien sûr !

le pain

the bread

some (partitive, masculine)

Questions & Answers about Tu veux du pain ? Bien sûr !

Why do we use du before pain?

In French, nouns almost always need a little word in front of them. Because bread is something you generally treat as an uncountable amount, we use du (meaning "some"). Du is a special combination of de + le used for masculine words.

There is no "Do" in the French sentence. How is it a question?

In everyday spoken French, you can make a question just by letting your voice rise at the end of a normal statement. You don't need extra question words like "Do" in English. Tu veux simply means "You want", and the question mark (or your tone of voice) does the rest!

What does Bien sûr literally translate to?

Bien means "well" or "very," and sûr means "sure." Together, they form a fixed expression that means "Of course!" or "Certainly!"

What is the dictionary form of the verb veux?

It is vouloir, an irregular verb meaning "to want." Tu veux is the informal "you" form. Because it is so common, it is one of the first irregular verbs French learners memorize!