air – l'air

(Pronounced air)

To remember that air is pronounced air (l'air) in French, use the following mnemonic.

The air ship crashed into the Eiffel Tower.

Note: The Eiffel Tower is a French icon, and whenever you see it in one of our images, it means that the word is basically the same in English and French.

Examples of air (air) in a sentence

L'air est frais ce matin. 

(The air is fresh this morning.)

J'ai besoin de prendre l'air. 

(I need to get some fresh air.)

Le ballon s'éleva dans les airs. 

(The balloon rose up into the air.)