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Kiss in French

le baiser

The French for kiss is le baiser, a masculine noun. The plural is les baisers.

le baiser
noun

a kiss

Examples · 2

  • Elle a fermé les yeux avant le baiser.She closed her eyes before the kiss.
  • Hugo envoie des baisers à sa famille chaque soir.Hugo sends kisses to his family every evening.

Singular · plural

singularplural
le baiserles baisers

The forms

singular
le baiser
plural
les baisers
gender
masculine

In real sentences

Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.

a kiss

  • Elle a fermé les yeux avant le baiser.She closed her eyes before the kiss.
  • Hugo envoie des baisers à sa famille chaque soir.Hugo sends kisses to his family every evening.
  • Marie a donné un dernier baiser à son mari.Marie gave her husband one last kiss.

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Questions people ask

How do you say kiss in French?
Le baiser. It means a kiss.
Is baiser masculine or feminine?
Masculine: le baiser.
What is the plural of baiser?
Les baisers.
How do you use baiser in a sentence?
Elle a fermé les yeux avant le baiser. (She closed her eyes before the kiss.)

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