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.