play (verb) – jouer

(Pronounced zhoo-ay)

To remember that play (verb) is pronounced zhoo-ay (jouer) in French, use the following mnemonic.

They wanted to play in the kitchen but mum just shooed them away (jouer).

Examples of jouer (play) in a sentence

Elle joue souvent sur son téléphone. 

(She often plays on her phone.) 

Je joue au foot avec mes amis. 

(I play soccer with my friends.)

Tu veux jouer aux échecs? 

(Do you want to play chess?)