Hat – le chapeau

(Pronounced sha-po)

To remember that Hat is pronounced sha-po (chapeau) in French, use the following mnemonic:

I wear a safety hat when I shampoo the polar (chapeau) bear.

Chapeau is masculine, so it's le chapeau. Imagine a rabbit pulling the early learner out of a hat.

Examples of chapeau (hat) in a sentence

Le chapeau est chaud.

(The hat is warm.)

Vas-tu mettre un chapeau pour le mariage?

(Will you wear a hat at the wedding?)

Elle a acheté un chapeau de paille pour la plage.

(She bought a straw hat for the beach.)