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How to Say ‘And it attracts bees.’ in French

Et elle attire les abeilles.

eh el ah-TEER leh ah-BAY

[eh el ah-TEER leh ah-BAY]

Phrase Breakdown

Et elle attire

eh el ah-TEER

And it attracts

'Et' sounds like 'é', and its 't' is never pronounced. 'Elle' refers to the lavender. Link 'elle attire' smoothly as 'è-la-tir'.

Example

Et elle attire les papillons.

And it attracts butterflies.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

elle

[el]

it / she

Refers to a feminine clothing item, such as a jacket or dress.

Example

Dans « Oui, elle te va très bien. », « elle » remplace le vêtement.

In “Oui, elle te va très bien.”, “elle” replaces the clothing item.

attire

[ah-TEER]

attracts

Form of 'attirer' (to attract) for he/she/it.

Example

La lumière attire les insectes.

Light attracts insects.

les abeilles.

leh ah-BAY

the bees.

Make the liaison 'lé-za-bey'. In 'abeilles', 'eille' sounds like 'ey'.

Example

J'aime les abeilles.

I like bees.

Words in this phrase

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

abeilles

[ah-BAY]

bees

Plural of 'abeille', a feminine noun for bee.

Example

Les abeilles font du miel.

Bees make honey.

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