Avoir envie de = To feel like, want to

The French expression avoir envie de has different meanings, such as to feel like, to want or, in some cases, to need.

To feel like / want [something]

To feel like / want in French, you can use the expression avoir envie de [quelque chose] (literally to have desire/want of [something]).

Note that de becomes du / de la / de l' / des depending on the gender and number of the noun following it (e.g. of the).

 

To feel like [doing something] - To want/need [to do something]

To express to feel like [doing something] / to want or to need [to do something], you will use avoir envie de / d' + infinitive of the verb.

 

See also the verb vouloir (to want):

Conjugate vouloir in Le Présent (present tense)