lunch – le déjeuner

(Pronounced deh-zhur-ney)

To remember that lunch is pronounced deh-zhur-ney (le déjeuner) in French, use the following mnemonic.

When they stopped for lunch in the desert on their journey, the apes (déjeuner) found nothing to eat.

Déjeuner is masculine, so it's le déjeuner. Imagine our early learner making a packed lunch for himself.

Examples of déjeuner (lunch) in a sentence

Nous allons déjeuner au restaurant.

(We are going to have lunch at the restaurant.)

J'ai rendez-vous pour le déjeuner.

(I have a meeting for lunch.)

Le déjeuner est prêt.

(Lunch is ready.)