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How to Say ‘The roses are gorgeous.’ in French

Les roses sont superbes.

leh rohz sohn sew-PAIRB

[leh rohz sohn sew-PAIRB]

💬 Usage Tip: The s in les links to a word starting with a vowel, but roses starts with a consonant, so there's no link: (lay rohz).

Phrase Breakdown

Les roses

leh rohz

The roses

'Les' (the, plural) sounds like 'lay'. 'Roses' is 'roz'; the 's' between vowels sounds like 'z', and the final 's' is silent.

Example

J'aime les roses.

I love roses.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

roses

[rohz]

roses

Plural of 'rose', the flower.

Example

Elle plante des roses rouges.

She plants red roses.

sont superbes.

sohn sew-PAIRB

are superb.

'Sont' (are) is a nasal 'sohn'. 'Superbes' is 'sue-pairb'; the French 'u' needs rounded lips, and the final 'es' is silent.

Example

Les fleurs sont superbes.

The flowers are superb.

Words in this phrase

sont

[sohn]

are

"Sont" is the plural form of "être," meaning "are."

Example

Les relations sont parfois un bon indicateur de la culture d'entreprise.

Relationships are sometimes a good indicator of company culture.

superbes

[sew-PAIRB]

superb, stunning

Adjective meaning extremely beautiful; plural form here.

Example

Les fleurs sont superbes ce printemps.

The flowers are superb this spring.

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