Egg – le oeuf

(Pronounced urf)

To remember that egg is pronounced urf (oeuf) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The egg liked to surf (oeuf).

Oeuf is masculine, so it's le oeuf. Imagine the early learner breaking out of an egg inside an egg box.

Examples of oeuf (egg) in a sentence

Il mange toujours un œuf pour le petit-déjeuner.

(He always has an egg for breakfast.)

On ne fait pas d’omelette sans casser des œufs.

(One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.)

Je voudrais un œuf au plat, s'il vous plaît. 

(I would like a fried egg, please.)