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How to Say ‘The croissants are excellent.’ in French

Les croissants sont excellents.

leh krwah-SAHN sohn ek-seh-LAHN

[leh krwah-SAHN sohn ek-seh-LAHN]

💬 Usage Tip: The normally silent t of sont links into the next word, so sont excellents sounds like (sohn-tex-say-lahn).

Phrase Breakdown

Les croissants

leh krwah-SAHN

The croissants

Say 'lé krwa-san'. The final 'ts' is silent.

Example

Les croissants sont chauds.

The croissants are warm.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

croissants

[krwah-SAHN]

croissants

Flaky crescent-shaped butter pastries, a classic French breakfast.

Example

J'achète deux croissants.

I'm buying two croissants.

sont excellents.

sohn ek-seh-LAHN

are excellent.

Link the 't' of 'sont' to 'excellents': 'son-tek-sé-lan'.

Example

Les fruits sont excellents.

The fruits are excellent.

Words in this phrase

sont

[sohn]

are

"Sont" is the plural form of "être," meaning "are."

Example

Les relations sont parfois un bon indicateur de la culture d'entreprise.

Relationships are sometimes a good indicator of company culture.

excellents

[ek-seh-LAHN]

excellent

Masculine plural adjective meaning very good.

Example

Ces gâteaux sont excellents.

These cakes are excellent.

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