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How do you say "cow" in French?
la vache
In French, "cow" is la vache.
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Pronunciation
Say vahsh, rhyming with 'gosh'. The CH is hard like K, and the final H is not pronounced.
Grammar notes
La vache is feminine. Its plural is les vaches. The masculine form (a bull) is le taureau, which is different.
Example sentence
La vache noire mange de l'herbe.
The black cow is eating grass.
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How to remember la vache
Vache sounds like 'vash' or 'wash'. Cows need water to wash and drink every day on a farm.
Related words
- carp la carpe
- chick le poussin
- copper le cuivre
- mushroom le champignon
- pig le cochon
- piranha le piranha
- salmon le saumon
- turkey la dinde
- wood le bois
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Questions about la vache
How do you say "cow" in French?
In French, "cow" is la vache. It is a noun.
Is la vache masculine or feminine?
La vache is feminine. Its plural is les vaches. The masculine form (a bull) is le taureau, which is different.
How is la vache used in a sentence?
Use la vache as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La vache noire mange de l'herbe. (The black cow is eating grass.).
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