Driver – le chauffeur

(Pronounced shoh-fur)

To remember that Driver is pronounced shoh-fur (chauffeur) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The racing driver also worked as a chauffeur (chauffeur).

Chauffeur is masculine, so it's le chauffeur. Imagine the early learner is a racing driver.

Examples of chauffeur (driver) in a sentence

Mon chauffeur m'attend, alors je serai bref. 

(My driver is waiting, so I'll be quick.)

Je vais dire à mon chauffeur de vous apporter l'argent. 

(I'll tell my driver to bring you the money.)

Le chauffeur de taxi m'affirmera qu'il est Russe. 

(The taxi driver will tell me he is Russian.)