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Are you ready to learn all the things you need to know about the basic expression “J’ai un petit creux”?
It includes a complete guide of what it is and how you can use it in everyday life with an audio example. Plus, we also sprinkled useful things like slow pronunciation audio, synonyms, dialogue example and more!
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Slow pronunciation
Normal pronunciation
It literally means:
The expression “J’ai un petit creux” is useful to say “I am a little hungry” in informal contexts. The “creux” (hollow) in this expression is a reference to the sensation of void/emptiness in our stomach when we are hungry.
As you may have noticed, in French we don’t use “to be hungry” but “to have hunger” instead. For example, the most basic way to say “I am hungry” is “J’ai faim“. (Literally: I have hunger)
Whenever you start to feel this annoying emptiness in your stomach, you can use “J’ai un petit creux” (I am a little hungry). But when you are extremely hungry/starving, other expressions are more suitable, for example: “J’ai la dalle” or “J’ai les crocs” (Which both basically mean: “I’m starving“).
Beware that all these expressions are informal. For the formal way to express this feeling, use “J’ai faim” (I’m hungry).
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