How to Say ‘backpack’ in French
le sac à dos
luh sak ah doh
[luh sak ah doh]
Phrase Breakdown
le
[luh]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Le sac à dos est sous le siège.
The backpack is under the seat.
sac
[sak]
bag
A bag; here it is part of the expression for backpack.
Le sac à dos contient mon ordinateur.
The backpack contains my computer.
à
[ah]
to / for
Preposition used in the expression sac à dos.
Le sac à dos est pratique pour voyager.
The backpack is practical for traveling.
dos
[doh]
back
Literally back; in sac à dos it forms the expression backpack.
Je porte le sac à dos dans le terminal.
I carry the backpack in the terminal.
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