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Chicken in French

le poulet

The French for chicken is le poulet, a masculine noun. The plural is les poulets.

le poulet
noun
  • Ma mère prépare le poulet avec des légumes.My mother is preparing the chicken with vegetables.
  • J'ai acheté un poulet entier au marché.I bought a whole chicken at the market.

Singular · plural

singularplural
le pouletles poulets

The forms

singular
le poulet
plural
les poulets
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.

chicken (the meat you eat)

  • Ma mère prépare le poulet avec des légumes.My mother is preparing the chicken with vegetables.
  • J'ai acheté un poulet entier au marché.I bought a whole chicken at the market.

a chicken (the young farm bird)

  • Des poulets courent dans le jardin.Chickens are running in the garden.

Questions people ask

How do you say chicken in French?
Le poulet. It means chicken (the meat you eat).
Is poulet masculine or feminine?
Masculine: le poulet.
What is the plural of poulet?
Les poulets.
How do you use poulet in a sentence?
Ma mère prépare le poulet avec des légumes. (My mother is preparing the chicken with vegetables.)

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