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How do you say "sugar" in French?
le sucre
In French, "sugar" is le sucre.
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Pronunciation
Read sucre aloud, remembering that the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced; u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo".
Grammar notes
le sucre is masculine. Its plural is sucres.
Example sentence
Elle remua du sucre dans son thé.
She stirred sugar into her tea.
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How to remember le sucre
Repeat sucre 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
- pasta les pâtes
- noodle la nouille
- dumpling le raviolis
- sausage la saucisse
- bacon le bacon
- ham le jambon
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Questions about le sucre
How do you pronounce le sucre?
Read sucre aloud, remembering that the closing e is nearly swallowed rather than pronounced; u wants rounded, pushed-forward lips, not an English "oo".
Is le sucre masculine or feminine?
le sucre is masculine. le sucre is masculine. Its plural is sucres.
How is le sucre used in French?
le sucre is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Elle remua du sucre dans son thé. (She stirred sugar into her tea.).
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