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How to Say ‘Chocolate croissant’ in French

Le pain au chocolat

luh pan OH sho-ko-LAH

[luh pan OH sho-ko-LAH]

🇫🇷 In France: In the southwest, people call it une chocolatine. Which name is right is a famous friendly argument.

Phrase Breakdown

Le pain

luh pan

The bread

'Pain' has a nasal vowel, a bit like 'pan' said through the nose. Don't pronounce the 'n'.

Example

Le pain est frais.

The bread is fresh.

Words in this phrase

Le

[luh]

the

Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.

Example

Le chat noir.

The black cat.

pain

[pan]

bread

Bread, a very common word in French dining.

Example

Le pain est encore chaud.

The bread is still warm.

au chocolat

OH sho-ko-LAH

with chocolate

'au' (à + le) sounds like 'oh'. 'Chocolat' is 'sho-ko-la'; the final 't' is silent.

Example

Un gâteau au chocolat.

A chocolate cake.

Words in this phrase

au

[OH]

with (the)

Contraction of 'à + le'; in food names it means 'with' or 'flavored with'.

Example

Je prends un gâteau au citron.

I'll have a lemon cake.

chocolat

[sho-ko-LAH]

chocolate

Masculine noun; the final 't' is silent.

Example

Il boit un chocolat chaud.

He drinks a hot chocolate.

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