picnic – le pique-nique

(Pronounced peek-neek)

To remember that Picnic is pronounced peek-neek (pique-nique) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The couple enjoyed a picnic while the rats peeked from the bushes and sneaked (pique-nique) away with their cheese.

Picnic is masculine so its le pique-nique. Imagine the early learner hiding in a picnic basket.

Examples of pique-nique (picnic) in a sentence

Nous ferons un pique-nique en route. 

(We will have a picnic on the way.)

Papa prépare le pique-nique. 

(Dad is preparing the picnic.)

Le pique-nique a été reporté à cause de la pluie. 

(The picnic was postponed due to the rain.)