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How do you say "dog" in French?
le chien
In French, "dog" is le chien.
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Pronunciation
Say shee-ahn, two syllables. The CH sounds like SH, and the final AN is nasal.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, le chien. Plural is les chiens. Common domestic animal, very close to English phonetically.
Example sentence
Le chien court dans le jardin.
The dog runs in the garden.
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How to remember le chien
Chien sounds like shee-ahn. Picture a dog saying woof woof in French, chien chien.
Related words
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- carp la carpe
- copper le cuivre
- cow la vache
- crow le corbeau
- fox le renard
- goat la chèvre
- salmon le saumon
- sardine la sardine
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Questions about le chien
How do you say "dog" in French?
In French, "dog" is le chien. It is a noun.
Is le chien masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, le chien. Plural is les chiens. Common domestic animal, very close to English phonetically.
How is le chien used in a sentence?
Use le chien as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le chien court dans le jardin. (The dog runs in the garden.).
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