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How do you say "pasta" in French?
les pâtes
In French, "pasta" is les pâtes.
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Pronunciation
Read pâtes aloud, remembering that the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it. The s on les links forward into a light z sound before the noun.
Grammar notes
les pâtes is feminine. Its plural is pâtes.
Example sentence
Nous avons mangé des pâtes à la sauce tomate.
We ate pasta with tomato sauce.
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How to remember les pâtes
Repeat pâtes three times fast, then once slowly, so both the sound and the shape settle in.
Related words
- soup la soupe
- stew le ragoût
- salad la salade
- noodle la nouille
- dumpling le raviolis
- sausage la saucisse
- bacon le bacon
- ham le jambon
- cream la crème
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Questions about les pâtes
How do you pronounce les pâtes?
Read pâtes aloud, remembering that the final letter is dropped, so it ends on the vowel before it. The s on les links forward into a light z sound before the noun.
Is les pâtes masculine or feminine?
les pâtes is feminine. les pâtes is feminine. Its plural is pâtes.
How is les pâtes used in French?
les pâtes is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Nous avons mangé des pâtes à la sauce tomate. (We ate pasta with tomato sauce.).
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