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How to make suggestions


On peut y aller, non?
On y va mercredi soir?


  • To say 'let's...' or to make a suggestion with 'Shall we...?', you often start your sentence with on, e.g. On prend un verre ? 'Shall we have a drink?'


  • On is the informal way of saying nous, 'we', but you'll see nous used in written French.


  • In suggestions you'll also see the word y with the verb aller, e.g. On y va ce soir, 'Let's go tonight'.

On y va?   Shall we go (there)?
On prend un verre?   Shall we have a drink?
On part ce soir?   Shall we leave this evening?
On peut y aller, non?   We can go (there), can't we?


Can you drag the words into the right order to complete these sentences using on?



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