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How to Say ‘The stories are beautiful and moving.’ in French

Les histoires sont belles et émouvantes.

leh ees-TWAHR sohn BEL eh ay-moo-VAHNT

[leh ees-TWAHR sohn BEL eh ay-moo-VAHNT]

Phrase Breakdown

Les histoires

leh ees-TWAHR

The stories

The 'h' is silent, so there's a liaison: 'lay-zees-twahr'.

Example

J'aime les histoires d'amour.

I love love stories.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

histoires

[ees-TWAHR]

stories

Plural of 'histoire', a story or plot.

Example

J'aime les histoires d'amour.

I like love stories.

sont belles et émouvantes.

sohn BEL eh ay-moo-VAHNT

are beautiful and moving.

'Sont' means 'are'. The adjectives agree with the feminine plural 'histoires'.

Example

Les fleurs sont belles.

The flowers are beautiful.

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.

belles

[BEL]

beautiful

Feminine plural of 'beau'.

Example

Les images sont belles.

The images are beautiful.

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

émouvantes

[ay-moo-VAHNT]

moving, touching

Feminine plural; something that stirs emotion.

Example

Ces scènes sont émouvantes.

These scenes are moving.

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