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How do you say "wood" in French?
le bois
In French, "wood" is le bois.
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Pronunciation
Say bwah, rhyming with 'spa'. The final S is silent.
Grammar notes
Le bois is masculine and can mean both wood and forest. Its plural is les bois.
Example sentence
Le bois est chaud au toucher.
The wood is warm to the touch.
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How to remember le bois
Bois sounds like 'bwah'. Say it while imagining a wooden chest bursting open with a whooshing bwah sound.
Related words
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- duck le canard
- goat la chèvre
- goose l'oie
- hen la poule
- iron le fer
- mud la boue
- turkey la dinde
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Questions about le bois
How do you say "wood" in French?
In French, "wood" is le bois. It is a noun.
Is le bois masculine or feminine?
Le bois is masculine and can mean both wood and forest. Its plural is les bois.
How is le bois used in a sentence?
Use le bois as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le bois est chaud au toucher. (The wood is warm to the touch.).
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