Mammoth Memory

Breakfast – le petit-déjeuner

(Pronounced ptee-deh-zhur-nay)

To remember that Breakfast is pronounced ptee-deh-zhur-nay (petit-déjeuner) in French, use the following mnemonic:

They were having breakfast on the train – but they had a petty argument on the journey (petit-déjeuner).

They were having breakfast on the train – but they had a petty argument on the journey (petit-déjeuner).

 

Breakfast is masculine, so it's le petit-déjeuner. Imagine our early learner ordering breakfast in a café.Breakfast is masculine, so it's le petit-déjeuner. Imagine our early learner ordering breakfast in a café.

 

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