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How to Say ‘Your shoes are superb.’ in French

Vos chaussures sont superbes.

voh shoh-SUER sohn sue-PAIRB

[voh shoh-SUER sohn sue-PAIRB]

💬 Usage Tip: Both vos and superbes take a silent s to match the plural chaussures. You hear the difference only in sont "are", versus est for one thing.

Phrase Breakdown

Vos chaussures

voh shoh-SUER

Your shoes

'Vos' is the plural polite 'your' and sounds like 'voh', with a silent 's'. 'Chaussures' is 'sho-SÜR'. Round your lips for the 'u'.

Example

Vos chaussures sont neuves ?

Are your shoes new?

Words in this phrase

Vos

[voh]

your

Plural or formal possessive adjective used with plural nouns.

Example

Dans « Ouvrez vos livres. », « vos » montre que les livres appartiennent aux élèves.

In “Open your books.”, “vos” shows that the books belong to the students.

chaussures

[shoh-SUER]

shoes

Feminine plural noun for footwear.

Example

J'achète des chaussures.

I'm buying shoes.

sont superbes.

sohn sue-PAIRB

are superb / gorgeous

'Sont' is a nasal 'sohn', with a silent 't'. 'Superbes' is 'sü-PERB', with silent 'es'.

Example

Les photos sont superbes.

The photos are gorgeous.

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

[sue-PAIRB]

superb, gorgeous

Plural form of the adjective, agreeing with a plural noun.

Example

Ces fleurs sont superbes.

These flowers are gorgeous.

Guides for French learners

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