How to Say ‘Our hen’ in French
Notre poule
NO-truh pool
[NO-truh pool]
💬 Usage Tip: Poule usually means hen, while poulet is chicken as food. Important difference if you want to avoid accidental comedy.
🇫🇷 In France: In rural France, bringing a poule to the vet is not strange at all. In cities, it may be a bit less common but still understood.
Phrase Breakdown
Notre
[NO-truh]
our
A possessive adjective showing the hen belongs to us.
Notre poule a du mal à respirer.
Our hen is having trouble breathing.
poule
[pool]
hen
A female chicken; in this vet context, the animal you are bringing in.
Notre poule fait un bruit en respirant.
Our hen makes a noise when breathing.
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