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How do you say "banknote" in French?
le billet
In French, "banknote" is le billet.
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Pronunciation
Say bee-YAY, rhyming with 'way'. The LL is pronounced like a Y sound.
Grammar notes
Le billet is masculine. It can also mean a ticket or pass, depending on context. Plural is les billets.
Example sentence
Je cherche un billet de cinquante euros.
I am looking for a fifty-euro banknote.
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How to remember le billet
Billet sounds like 'be-yay', which you might exclaim when you find a banknote in your pocket. It is a piece of paper money.
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- belt la ceinture
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- hat le chapeau
- sewing machine la machine à coudre
- shorts le short
- sleeve la manche
- t-shirt le t-shirt
- zipper la fermeture éclair
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Questions about le billet
How do you say "banknote" in French?
In French, "banknote" is le billet. It is a noun.
Is le billet masculine or feminine?
Le billet is masculine. It can also mean a ticket or pass, depending on context. Plural is les billets.
How is le billet used in a sentence?
Use le billet as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Je cherche un billet de cinquante euros. (I am looking for a fifty-euro banknote.).
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