Church – l'église

(Pronounced egg-lees)

To remember that Church is pronounced egg-lees (église) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The church was old and very dirty – it was full of eggs laid by fleas (église).

Église is feminine, but it begins with a vowel so it's l'église. Imagine our lady Labrador singing in the church choir.

Examples of église (church) in a sentence

Cette église est très vieille.

(This church is very old.)

Ils vont à l'église tous les dimanches.

(They go to church every Sunday.)

Une magnifique église se trouve au centre du village.

(A magnificent church is located in the center of the village.)