French Phrase
Je veux plus de sauce.
Meaning
Literally, ‘I want more sauce.’ The speaker is asking for an additional portion of sauce, typically in a restaurant or at the table.
When to use
Use this sentence when you’re eating out and the sauce that came with your dish isn’t enough, or when you simply want a second helping of any sauce at home.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Jeveuxplusdesauce.
Subject pronoun (Je)
‘Je’ is the first‑person singular subject pronoun meaning ‘I’.
Verb vouloir (veux)
‘Vouloir’ means ‘to want’; ‘veux’ is its present‑tense form for ‘je’.
Adverb plus (plus)
When placed before a noun, ‘plus’ means ‘more’ and is pronounced /ply/.
Partitive de
‘De’ links ‘plus’ with the noun and translates to ‘of’ or ‘more of’.
Noun sauce
‘Sauce’ is a feminine noun meaning ‘sauce’; the article is omitted after ‘plus de’.
🗨In Conversation
Je veux plus de sauce.
I’d like more sauce.
Bien sûr, je vous en apporte immédiatement.
Of course, I’ll bring some right away.
✕Common Mistakes
Je veux plus sauce.
‘Plus’ must be followed by ‘de’ before a noun; ‘plus sauce’ is ungrammatical.
Je veux plus de la sauce.
When ‘plus de’ means ‘more of’, the article is omitted; ‘plus de la sauce’ would mean ‘more of the sauce’ in a specific context and sounds odd here.
Je veux plus de sauces.
‘Sauce’ is singular; using the plural changes the meaning to ‘more sauces’ (different kinds).
↔Alternatives
Je voudrais plus de sauce.
I would like more sauce.
Donnez‑moi plus de sauce, s’il vous plaît.
Give me more sauce, please.
Un peu plus de sauce, s’il vous plaît.
A little more sauce, please.
Cultural Tip
In French dining, it’s perfectly polite to ask for extra sauce, but try not to over‑request it, as chefs may view wasteful requests as impolite. Using ‘s’il vous plaît’ (please) adds courtesy, especially in formal settings.