Beef – le boeuf

To remember that Beef is pronounced buhf (boeuf) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The beef is looking very buff (boeuf).

the beef is looking very buff

Beef is masculine, so it's le boeuf. Imagine the early learner eating a massive beefburger.

Beef is masculine, so it's le boeuf. So imagine the early learner eating a massive beef burger.

Examples of boeuf (beef) in a sentence

Je voudrais commander un bœuf bourguignon

(I would like to order a beef bourguignon).

Voulez-vous du boeuf ou du porc?

(Do you want beef or pork?)

Ce bœuf est très tendre

(This beef is very tender.)