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How do you say "breakfast" in French?
le petit-déjeuner
In French, "breakfast" is le petit-déjeuner.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced 'puh-tee day-zhuh-nay'. Four syllables. Sounds like 'ptit dej-nay'.
Grammar notes
Petit-déjeuner is masculine. Plural: les petits-déjeuners. The hyphen joins the words together.
Example sentence
Le petit-déjeuner est à 7 heures.
Breakfast is at 7 o'clock.
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How to remember le petit-déjeuner
Petit means 'small', déjeuner means 'lunch'. Breakfast is the small meal that breaks the night's fast.
Related words
- beer la bière
- cigarette la cigarette
- crockpot la marmite
- dessert le dessert
- drink la boisson
- lunch le déjeuner
- milk le lait
- pot plant le pot de fleurs
- stereo la chaîne hi-fi
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Questions about le petit-déjeuner
How do you say "breakfast" in French?
In French, "breakfast" is le petit-déjeuner. It is a noun.
Is le petit-déjeuner masculine or feminine?
Petit-déjeuner is masculine. Plural: les petits-déjeuners. The hyphen joins the words together.
How is le petit-déjeuner used in a sentence?
Use le petit-déjeuner as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le petit-déjeuner est à 7 heures. (Breakfast is at 7 o'clock.).
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