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How to Say ‘And my brother is vegetarian’ in French

Et mon frère est végétarien

eh mohn eh vay-zhay-ta-RYAN

[eh mohn eh vay-zhay-ta-RYAN]

Phrase Breakdown

Et mon frère

eh mohn

And my brother

'Et' sounds like 'é' and its 't' is never pronounced.

Example

Et mon frère arrive demain.

And my brother arrives tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

frère

est végétarien

eh vay-zhay-ta-RYAN

is vegetarian

'Végétarien' ends in a nasal sound, 'ri-in'. Don't pronounce the 'n'.

Example

Paul est végétarien.

Paul is vegetarian.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

végétarien

[vay-zhay-ta-RYAN]

vegetarian

Adjective for someone who doesn't eat meat; feminine form is 'végétarienne'.

Example

Avez-vous un menu végétarien ?

Do you have a vegetarian menu?

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