field – le champ

(Pronounced shom)

To remember that field is pronounced shom (le champ) in French, use the following mnemonic.

Why are there fields of grass on the Avenue Champs-Elysees (champ)?

Champ is masculine, so it's le champ. Imagine the early learner has been making crop circles in a field.

Examples of champ (field) in a sentence

Les agriculteurs labourent les champs au printemps. 

(Farmers plow the fields in the spring.)

Un champ de blé doré s'étend à perte de vue. 

(A golden wheat field stretches as far as the eye can see.)

Les travaux des champs sont épuisants. 

(Field work is exhausting.)