Quick French: "Du café? Oui, j'en veux bien."

The French pronoun "en" may be short, but it's not to be ignored! It's a very common and useful word, and worth the effort to get to know better.

In a recent Facebook post, we listed the following uses:
Meaning "from there" / "from it":
- Tu as été à Londres?  Oui, j'en arrive. - You've been to London?  Yes, I just came from there.

Meaning "about it" / "of it":
- Il parle beaucoup de son voyage.  Il en parle beaucoup. - He speaks a lot about his trip. He speaks a lot about it.

Meaning "some" / "any":
- Je viens de faire du café.  Tu en veux? - I just made coffee. Do you want some?

With expressions of quantity:
- Est-ce que tu as vu beaucoup de films de Truffaut?  Oui, j'en ai vu beaucoup. - Have you seen a lot of Truffaut's films? Yes, I've seen a lot of them.

For a more thorough look at the pronoun "en" go to: How to use that awesome French pronoun EN by Stanley Aléong

Our Quick French: "On y va" introduces you briefly to "y." Check that one out, too and you'll know two of the most common words of the French language!