The partitive article

HOW TO SAY "SOME"/"ANY" IN FRENCH

The partitive article is used in both French and English to talk about
quantities that can't really be counted, and translates to some or any. It can
be a little hard to grasp for English speakers because we frequently leave it
out of our sentences.

For instance, if you asked me what I had for breakfast this morning I might
say that I had cereal, milk, fruit, and orange juice, but I didn't have coffee.
What I really mean is:

For breakfast I had [some] cereal, [some] milk, [some] fruit

and [some] orange juice, but I didn't have [any] coffee.
In French, the partitive article isn't left out. It also changes depending on
whether what you're talking about is masculine, feminine or plural. For
instance:

I would like some eggs, some milk and some salad.

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Je voudrais des oeufs, du lait et de la salade.

 oeufs (eggs) is plural

 lait (milk) is masculine
 salade (salad) is feminine
When the sentence is turned into the negative, des, du, de la or de
l' (before a vowel) turn into de.

 I want some milk = Je veux du lait

 I don't want any milk = Je ne veux pas de lait