when to use on veut vs nous voulons?

Alexandra A1Kwiziq community member

when to use on veut vs nous voulons?

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate vouloir in the present tense in French (Le Présent)"

Asked 5 years ago

LauraKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Alexandra,

Nous voulons is the normal way to say "we want" in French. On veut is informal. Note that on veut can also mean "you" and "people in general": On = we, one, people

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SusanA1Kwiziq community member

but doesn't on also mean we ?

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MaiA2Kwiziq community member

Yes and as Laura mentioned, it's "informal". So if you're with your friends, you can use "on" instead of "nous".

Like04 years ago

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