How do you say "wake" in French?

se réveiller

Verb Noun

In French, "wake" is se réveiller.

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Pronunciation

Pronounce it suh ray-vay-YAY, with the stress on the final syllable and a soft y sound before it.

Grammar notes

se réveiller is a verb used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

Je me lève tôt en semaine.

I wake up early on weekdays.

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How to remember se réveiller

Reveille is the bugle call that wakes soldiers, and se réveiller shares that same word.

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Questions about se réveiller

How do you pronounce se réveiller?

Pronounce it suh ray-vay-YAY, with the stress on the final syllable and a soft y sound before it.

Is se réveiller formal or casual?

se réveiller is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is se réveiller used in French?

se réveiller is used the same way as the equivalent English verb. For example: Je me lève tôt en semaine. (I wake up early on weekdays.).

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