Cake – le gâteau

(Pronounced gah-toh)

To remember that Cake is pronounced gah-toh (gâteau) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The cake was ghastly, it had toes (gâteau) in it.

Gâteau is masculine, so it's le gâteau. Imagine the early learner eating a chocolate cake and getting it everywhere.

Examples of gâteau (cake) in a sentence

Quel est ton gâteau préféré? 

(What is your favorite cake?)

J'aime le gâteau au chocolat. 

(I love chocolate cake.)

Elle a fait un gâteau pour l'anniversaire. 

(She made a cake for the birthday.)