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How to Say ‘A list of priorities’ in French

Une liste de priorités

ewn leest duh pree-o-ree-TAY

[ewn leest duh pree-o-ree-TAY]

💬 Usage Tip: French joins two nouns with de and puts the main one first: une liste de courses "a shopping list".

Phrase Breakdown

Une liste

ewn leest

A list

'Une' has the rounded French 'u' sound. 'Liste' sounds like 'leest', with the 's' and 't' both pronounced.

Example

Une liste de courses.

A shopping list.

Words in this phrase

Une

[ewn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before feminine singular nouns.

Example

Une rencontre comme celle-ci peut ouvrir des portes.

A meeting like this can open doors.

liste

[leest]

list

Feminine noun: a series of written items.

Example

Je fais une liste de tâches.

I make a to-do list.

de priorités

duh pree-o-ree-TAY

of priorities

'De' is a short 'duh'. 'Priorités' sounds like 'pree-yo-ree-TAY', and the final 's' is silent.

Example

J'ai beaucoup de priorités.

I have a lot of priorities.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

priorités

[pree-o-ree-TAY]

priorities

Plural of 'priorité': things most important to do first.

Example

Le client est ma priorité.

The client is my priority.

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