garlic – l'ail

(Pronounced eye-yuh)

To remember that garlic is pronounced eye-yuh (l'ail) in French, use the following mnemonic.

The man had garlic for an eye, which scared the young (ail) children.

Examples of ail (garlic) in a sentence

J'ajoute une gousse d'ail dans la sauce. 

(I am adding a clove of garlic to the sauce.)

Cette recette nécessite beaucoup d'ail. 

(This recipe requires a lot of garlic.)

J'aime le pain frotté à l'ail. 

(I like bread rubbed with garlic.)