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How do you say "funeral" in French?
les funérailles
In French, "funeral" is les funérailles.
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Pronunciation
Work through funérailles slowly, aware that double "ll" often slides into a "y" glide; the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled. The s on les links forward into a light z sound before the noun.
Grammar notes
les funérailles is masculine. Its plural is funérailles.
Example sentence
Beaucoup de gens sont venus aux funérailles.
Many people came to the funeral.
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How to remember les funérailles
Trace the letters of funérailles in the air as you speak it, tying the motion to the funeral it names.
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- nephew le neveu
- niece la nièce
- cousin le cousin
- stepfather le beau-père
- stepmother la belle-mère
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Questions about les funérailles
How do you pronounce les funérailles?
Work through funérailles slowly, aware that double "ll" often slides into a "y" glide; the r is growled lightly at the back of the throat rather than rolled. The s on les links forward into a light z sound before the noun.
Is les funérailles masculine or feminine?
les funérailles is masculine. les funérailles is masculine. Its plural is funérailles.
How is les funérailles used in French?
les funérailles is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Beaucoup de gens sont venus aux funérailles. (Many people came to the funeral.).
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