Est-ce que'on peut dire - Je prend mon déjeuner?

AnnaA2Kwiziq community member

Est-ce que'on peut dire - Je prend mon déjeuner?

Asked 7 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer
Bonjour Anna !

Yes, you can absolutely say "Je prends mon déjeuner / petit-déjeuner / dîner / repas...": it's the correct way to say "I have lunch, breakfast, dinner, a meal..." in French.
However, you can never say "J'ai mon déjeuner..." !

A bientôt !
AurélieKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Michelle !

Yes, of course in French we actually have verbs to refer to specific meals as well : dîner, déjeuner, petit-déjeuner 

Marie a petit-déjeuné avec Sam.
Je dîne chez mes parents aujourd'hui.
Où est-ce que tu vas déjeuner ?

I was simply pointing out that you couldn't use avoir in the context of meals in French (unlike in English), and that in those cases, you needed prendre instead :)

Also, you can say Je mange mon repas, albeit a bit redundant ;)

Bonne journée !

AnnaA2Kwiziq community member
Thank-you!
MichelleA1Kwiziq community member

What about Je dîner? I have heard that before. It this a particularity of the language, like in English we can say "I dine" but not "I breakfast" or "I meal"?

Also, Je mange mon repas? Yes or no? 

TracyB2Kwiziq community member

Non, c'est je prends mon déjeuner 

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