Mammoth Memory

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.

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.

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

 

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