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How to Say ‘The sky is blue.’ in French

Le ciel est bleu.

Luh syehl eh bluh

[Luh syehl eh bluh]

Phrase Breakdown

Le ciel

Luh syehl

The sky

'Le' is the masculine article. 'Ciel' sounds like 'see-ell', with a soft 's' sound at the start.

Example

Le ciel est gris aujourd'hui.

The sky is grey today.

Words in this phrase

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

ciel

[syehl]

sky

The region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from Earth.

Example

Le ciel est plein d'étoiles.

The sky is full of stars.

est bleu.

eh bluh

is blue.

'Est' sounds like 'eh', and the 't' is silent. 'Bleu' has the rounded French 'eu' sound: say 'uh' with rounded lips.

Example

La mer est bleu foncé.

The sea is dark blue.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

bleu

[bluh]

blue

Color word often used when describing palette choices in artwork.

Example

Dans « Du bleu », « bleu » nomme la couleur utilisée.

In "Some blue," "bleu" names the color used.

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