Home › French › Glossary › fly
French vocabulary · Beginner
How do you say "fly" in French?
la mouche
In French, "fly" is la mouche.
Listen to the pronunciation:
Free French learning game. No sign-up, play in browser. See all games
Pronunciation
Pronounced 'moosh'. One syllable, rhymes with 'push'. The ch makes a 'sh' sound.
Grammar notes
Mouche is feminine. Plural: les mouches. One of the most common insects in French vocabulary.
Example sentence
La mouche bourdonne autour du fruit.
The fly buzzes around the fruit.
Test your French knowledge in our free browser games.
How to remember la mouche
Mouche sounds a bit like a buzzing sound, which fits the sound a fly makes.
Related words
- clam la palourde
- clownfish le poisson-clown
- crate la caisse
- dolphin le dauphin
- sea lion l'otarie
- seafood les fruits de mer
- seashell le coquillage
- tuna le thon
- umbrella le parapluie
Browse all French words in the glossary.
Questions about la mouche
How do you say "fly" in French?
In French, "fly" is la mouche. It is a noun.
Is la mouche masculine or feminine?
Mouche is feminine. Plural: les mouches. One of the most common insects in French vocabulary.
How is la mouche used in a sentence?
Use la mouche as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: La mouche bourdonne autour du fruit. (The fly buzzes around the fruit.).
Where can I practice French words for free?
You can play free French minigames in your browser on the Noun Town online games page, no sign-up required. Every word in the French glossary also has native audio and an example sentence you can revisit any time.
"Fly" in other languages
Curated by Jack Ratcliffe
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the French language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Noun Town on PC, Mac & VR
These browser games are just a taste. The full Noun Town is a bigger, deeper 3D world: explore a living town, talk to its characters and learn thousands of words in immersive VR, Mixed Reality, or on your computer. It's an award-winning game with 590+ reviews on Steam and 12 languages to learn.
See the full game ▶Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town