Before – avant 

(Pronounced av-on)

To remember that Before is pronounced av-on (avant) in French, use the following mnemonic:

Before she goes to work she likes to have on (avant) her inspirational underwear.

NOTE:

As avant is a preposition there is no masculine or feminine (le/la).

Examples of avant (before) in a sentence

Ferme la porte à clé avant de partir. 

(Lock the door before leaving.)

Je me suis lavé les mains avant de manger. 

(I washed my hands before eating.)

Il doit finir ses devoirs avant de sortir. 

(He has to finish his homework before going out.)