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How to Say ‘The ID photos’ in French

Les photos d'identité

leh fo-TOH dee ee-dahn-tee-TAY

[leh fo-TOH dee ee-dahn-tee-TAY]

🇫🇷 In France: These must follow strict official standards, so many people use the photo booths in stations or supermarkets that print compliant ones. Some booths also give an e-photo code for online forms.

Phrase Breakdown

Les photos

leh fo-TOH

The photos

'Les' is the plural article and sounds like 'lay'. 'Photos' sounds like 'fo-to'; the 's' is silent.

Example

Les photos sont belles.

The photos are beautiful.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

photos

[fo-TOH]

photos

Plural of 'photo', a picture taken with a camera.

Example

Il faut deux photos récentes.

Two recent photos are needed.

d'identité

dee ee-dahn-tee-TAY

ID (passport-style)

Together, 'photos d'identité' means ID photos. It sounds like 'dee-don-tee-tay'.

Example

Ma carte d'identité.

My ID card.

Words in this phrase

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

identité

[ee-dahn-tee-TAY]

identity

Who a person is; 'photo d'identité' means passport-style photo.

Example

Montrez votre carte d'identité.

Show your identity card.

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