Salt – le sel

(Pronounced sehl)

To remember that Salt is pronounced sehl (sel) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The salt was kept on the table in a large salt cellar (sel).

Sel is masculine, so it's le sel. Imagine the early learner drinking salt instead of his milk.

Examples of sel (salt) in a sentence

Peux-tu me passer le sel, s'il te plaît?

(Can you pass me the salt, please?)

Il ne faut pas de sel.

(No salt is needed) 

Le chef va réduire la quantité de sel dans ses recettes.

(The chef will cut down the salt in his recipes.)