Pancake – la crêpe

(Pronounced krehp)

To remember that Pancake is pronounced krehp (crêpe) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The pancakes crept (crêpe) up on the diners.

Crêpe is feminine so its la crêpe. Imagine a Labrador tossing pancakes and getting them stuck on the ceiling.

Examples of crêpe (pancake) in a sentence

Je voudrais une crêpe au Nutella, s'il vous plaît.

(I would like a Nutella pancake, please.)

Chaque dimanche, nous faisons des crêpes pour le goûter.

(Every Sunday, we make pancakes for snack time.)

Cette recette de crêpe est très facile à suivre.

(This pancake recipe is very easy to follow.)