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How do you say "bee" in French?
l' abeille
In French, "bee" is l' abeille.
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Pronunciation
To pronounce abeille, remember that double "ll" often slides into a "y" glide; the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Grammar notes
l' abeille is feminine. Its plural is abeilles.
Example sentence
Une abeille bourdonnait autour des fleurs du jardin.
A bee buzzed around the flowers in the garden.
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How to remember l' abeille
Chain abeille to a rhyme or a joke about a bee so your brain has two hooks instead of one.
Related words
- ant la fourmi
- butterfly le papillon
- spider l' araignée
- snail l' escargot
- worm le ver
- cockroach le cafard
- scorpion le scorpion
- lizard le lézard
- toad le crapaud
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Questions about l' abeille
How do you pronounce l' abeille?
To pronounce abeille, remember that double "ll" often slides into a "y" glide; the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced. Note the article shrinks to l' and glues onto the word with no gap.
Is l' abeille masculine or feminine?
l' abeille is feminine. l' abeille is feminine. Its plural is abeilles.
How is l' abeille used in French?
l' abeille is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une abeille bourdonnait autour des fleurs du jardin. (A bee buzzed around the flowers in the garden.).
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