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How do you say "chimp" in French?
le chimpanzé
In French, "chimp" is le chimpanzé.
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Pronunciation
Say shim-pan-zeh, three syllables. The CH sounds like SH, and the final E is silent.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le chimpanzé. Plural is les chimpanzés. Full scientific name used in French.
Example sentence
Le chimpanzé utilisé des outils.
The chimp uses tools.
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How to remember le chimpanzé
Chimpanzé comes from African languages. Chimps use tools and are very intelligent.
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- gorilla le gorille
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- orangutan l'orang-outan
- ox le bœuf
- penguin le pingouin
- reindeer le renne
- tiger le tigre
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Questions about le chimpanzé
How do you say "chimp" in French?
In French, "chimp" is le chimpanzé. It is a noun.
Is le chimpanzé masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le chimpanzé. Plural is les chimpanzés. Full scientific name used in French.
How is le chimpanzé used in a sentence?
Use le chimpanzé as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le chimpanzé utilisé des outils. (The chimp uses tools.).
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