Gate – la porte
(Pronounced port)
To remember that Gate is pronounced port (porte) in French, use the following mnemonic:
A large gate controlled access to the port (porte).
Porte is feminine, so it's la porte. Imagine the Labrador has got its head stuck in a gate.
Examples of porte (gate) in a sentence
Ferme la porte, s'il te plaît.
(Close the gate, please.)
La porte est ouverte.
(The gate is open.)
La porte d'entrée est fermée.
(The front gate is locked.)
