Pineapple – le anana

(Pronounced ah-nan-ah)

To remember that Pineapple is pronounced ah-nan-ah (anana) in French, use the following mnemonic:

A pineapple costume is what a nana (anana) wore when she went shopping.

Anana is masculine, so it's le anana. Imagine the early learner getting his hair cut like a pineapple.

Examples of anana (pineapple) in a sentence

J'adore l'ananas frais. 

(I love fresh pineapple.)

L'ananas est un fruit tropical très sucré. 

(Pineapple is a very sweet tropical fruit.)

Il a demandé la recette pour faire sa propre tarte à l'ananas. 

(He asked for the recipe to make his own pineapple tart.)