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How do you say "oyster" in French?
l' huître
In French, "oyster" is l' huître.
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Pronunciation
Say weetr, a short syllable with a tight, rounded ui sound.
Grammar notes
l' huître is feminine. Its plural is huîtres.
Example sentence
Nous avons trouvé une perle à l’intérieur de l’huître.
We found a pearl inside the oyster.
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How to remember l' huître
Huître rhymes loosely with 'wheat, are', but picture a pearl hiding inside instead of grain.
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- firefly la luciole
- ladybug la coccinelle
- grasshopper la sauterelle
- caterpillar la chenille
- termite le termite
- wasp la guêpe
- moth le papillon de nuit
- newt le triton
- salamander la salamandre
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Questions about l' huître
How do you pronounce l' huître?
Say weetr, a short syllable with a tight, rounded ui sound.
Is l' huître masculine or feminine?
l' huître is feminine. l' huître is feminine. Its plural is huîtres.
How is l' huître used in French?
l' huître is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Nous avons trouvé une perle à l’intérieur de l’huître. (We found a pearl inside the oyster.).
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