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How do you say "lentil" in French?
les lentilles
In French, "lentil" is les lentilles.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce lon-TEE, nasalizing the first syllable and leaving the final l silent.
Grammar notes
les lentilles is feminine. Its plural is lentilles.
Example sentence
Une soupe chaude aux lentilles nous a rassasiés.
A warm lentil soup filled us up.
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How to remember les lentilles
Lentilles looks like lentils with a French twist, picture tiny lens-shaped beans, since lentil means lens-shaped.
Related words
- toast le toast
- cereal les céréales
- pancake la crêpe
- omelet l' omelette
- broth le bouillon
- gravy la sauce
- sauce la sauce
- dressing la vinaigrette
- marinade la marinade
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Questions about les lentilles
How do you pronounce les lentilles?
Pronounce lon-TEE, nasalizing the first syllable and leaving the final l silent.
Is les lentilles masculine or feminine?
les lentilles is feminine. les lentilles is feminine. Its plural is lentilles.
How is les lentilles used in French?
les lentilles is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une soupe chaude aux lentilles nous a rassasiés. (A warm lentil soup filled us up.).
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