Ballet – le ballet

(Pronounced bal-eh)

To remember that Ballet is pronounced bal-eh (ballet) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The ballet dancer leapt over 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 pronounced the same in both English and French.

Ballet is masculine, so it's le ballet. Imagine the early learner lifting up a ballet dancer.

Ballet is masculine, so it's le ballet. Imagine the early learner lifting up a ballet dance.

Examples of ballet (ballet) in a sentence

J'ai acheté des billets pour le nouveau ballet à l'Opéra.

(I bought tickets for the new ballet at the Opera.)

Mon frère adore le ballet romantique.

(My brother loves romantic ballet.)

Le corps de ballet a dansé parfaitement en harmonie.

(The corps de ballet danced in perfect harmony.)