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How to Say ‘A cookbook!’ in French

Un livre de cuisine !

uhn LEEVR duh kwee-ZEEN

[uhn LEEVR duh kwee-ZEEN]

💬 Usage Tip: French builds "cookbook" back to front: livre de cuisine is "book of cooking". Same pattern with salle de bain "bathroom".

Phrase Breakdown

Un livre

uhn LEEVR

A book

'Un' is a nasal 'uh(n)'. 'Livre' sounds like 'leevr' with a soft final 'r'.

Example

Je lis un livre.

I'm reading a book.

Words in this phrase

[uhn]

Indefinite article used before a singular noun.

Example

Un petit garçon joue.

A little boy is playing.

livre

[LEEVR]

book

Masculine noun for a book you read.

Example

Je lis un livre.

I'm reading a book.

de cuisine !

duh kwee-ZEEN

of cooking (cookbook)

Say 'duh kwee-zeen'. The 's' between vowels sounds like 'z'.

Example

J'aime les émissions de cuisine.

I like cooking shows.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

cuisine

[kwee-ZEEN]

cuisine / cooking

A style of food or cooking.

Example

La cuisine italienne est délicieuse.

Italian cuisine is delicious.

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