Illness – la maladie
(Pronounced mahl-ah-dee)
To remember that illness is pronounced mahl-ah-dee (la maladie) in French, use the following mnemonic.
The illness of the mallard was cured by a deer (maladie).
Maladie is feminine, so it's la maladie. Imagine the Labrador is suffering from an illness.
Examples of maladie (illness) in a sentence
La varicelle est une maladie infantile.
(Chickenpox is a childhood illness.)
Il est en arrêt maladie cette semaine.
(He is on sick leave this week.)
Après une longue lutte contre la maladie, le scientifique renommé s'est finalement éteint.
(After a long battle with illness, the renowned scientist finally passed away.)
