Game – le jeu

(Pronounced zhew)

To remember that Game is pronounced zhew (jeu) in French, use the following mnemonic:

When the game stopped for lunch the players drank orange juice (jeu).

Jeu is masculine, so it's le jeu. Imagine the early learner playing a game of chess.

Examples of jeu (game) in a sentence

Jouons à un jeu! 

(Let's play a game!)

Ce jeu n’est pas intéressant. 

(This game isn't interesting.)

J’adore ce jeu vidéo. 

(I love this video game.)