Mammoth Memory

Cow – la vache

(Pronounced vash)

To remember that Cow is pronounced vash (vache) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The cow stole a van full of cash (vache).

The cow stole a van full of cash (vache)

 

Cow is feminine, so it's la vache. Imagine the cow got out of hand and our labrador had to control it.

Cow is feminine, so it's la vache. Imagine the cow got out of hand so our labrador was used to control it.

Examples of vache (cow) in a sentence

 

 

Dans ce champ, une vache regarde tranquillement. 

(In this field, a cow watches quietly.)

 

La vache! Tu m'as fait peur! 

(Holy cow! You scared me!)

 

La vache broute de l'herbe dans le pré.

(The cow is grazing grass in the meadow.)

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