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How to Say ‘Chanel makes perfume.’ in French

Chanel fait du parfum.

sha-NEL feh dyu par-fum

[sha-NEL feh dyu par-fum]

💬 Usage Tip: Du means 'some' and is needed before a noun you can't count. French won't let you say just fait parfum.

Phrase Breakdown

Chanel fait

sha-NEL feh

Chanel makes

'Fait' comes from 'faire' (to make or do) and sounds like 'feh', with a silent 't'.

Example

Il fait un gâteau.

He makes a cake.

Words in this phrase

Chanel

[sha-NEL]

Chanel

French luxury fashion house, proper noun.

Example

Elle porte du Chanel.

She wears Chanel.

fait

[feh]

makes

To create or construct by combining or shaping resources.

Example

Elle fait du café.

She makes coffee.

du parfum.

dyu par-fum

perfume.

'Du' means 'some'. 'Parfum' ends in a nasal vowel, roughly 'par-fuh(n)'.

Example

J'achète du parfum.

I buy perfume.

Words in this phrase

[dyu]

some

Partitive article used with an uncountable noun.

Example

Du trafic a ralenti notre trajet.

Some traffic slowed down our trip.

parfum

[par-fum]

perfume

A fragrant liquid typically made from essential oils, used to impart a pleasant scent to a person's body or clothes.

Example

Ce parfum est cher.

This perfume is expensive.

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