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Milk in French

le lait

The French for milk is le lait, a masculine noun. The plural is les laits.

le lait
noun

milk

Examples · 2

  • Le bébé boit le lait de sa maman.The baby drinks his mother's milk.
  • Le matin, je mets du lait dans mon café.In the morning, I put milk in my coffee.

Singular · plural

singularplural
le laitles laits

The forms

singular
le lait
plural
les laits
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.

milk

  • Le bébé boit le lait de sa maman.The baby drinks his mother's milk.
  • Le matin, je mets du lait dans mon café.In the morning, I put milk in my coffee.
  • Mon grand-père buvait toujours du lait chaud le soir.My grandfather always drank hot milk in the evening.

Questions people ask

How do you say milk in French?
Le lait. It means milk.
Is lait masculine or feminine?
Masculine: le lait.
What is the plural of lait?
Les laits.
How do you use lait in a sentence?
Le bébé boit le lait de sa maman. (The baby drinks his mother's milk.)

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