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How to Say ‘The house is white.’ in French

La maison est blanche.

lah meh-ZOHN eh blahnsh

[lah meh-ZOHN eh blahnsh]

Phrase Breakdown

La maison

lah meh-ZOHN

The house

'Maison' is feminine. The 's' between vowels sounds like 'z' and the ending is nasal: 'meh-zon'.

Example

La maison est grande.

The house is big.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

maison

[meh-ZOHN]

house / home

Can mean the physical house or the idea of home.

Example

Toute la famille se retrouve à la maison dimanche.

The whole family gets together at home on Sunday.

est blanche.

eh blahnsh

is white.

'Blanche' is the feminine form of 'blanc'. Unlike 'blanc', you pronounce the 'ch' sound at the end: 'blansh'.

Example

La neige est blanche.

The snow is white.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

blanche

[blahnsh]

white

Feminine form of 'blanc' (white).

Example

La neige est blanche.

The snow is white.

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