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Bread in French

le pain

The French for bread is le pain, a masculine noun. The plural is les pains.

le pain
noun
  • Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux.The bread from this bakery is delicious.
  • Il reste encore du pain pour le dîner.There is still some bread left for dinner.

Singular · plural

singularplural
le painles pains

The forms

singular
le pain
plural
les pains
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.

bread

  • Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux.The bread from this bakery is delicious.
  • Il reste encore du pain pour le dîner.There is still some bread left for dinner.

a loaf of bread

  • Marie coupe un gros pain blanc.Marie is cutting a big white loaf.

Questions people ask

How do you say bread in French?
Le pain. It means bread.
Is pain masculine or feminine?
Masculine: le pain.
What is the plural of pain?
Les pains.
How do you use pain in a sentence?
Le pain de cette boulangerie est délicieux. (The bread from this bakery is delicious.)

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