Skirt – la jupe

(Pronounced joop)

To remember that Skirt is pronounced joop (jupe) in French, use the following mnemonic:

A skirt was worn by Jupiter (jupe).

Jupe is feminine, so its la jupe. Imagine a Labrador wearing a big pink skirt.

Examples of jupe (skirt) in a sentence

Elle porte une jolie jupe rouge. 

(She is wearing a pretty red skirt.)

Cette jupe vous va vraiment bien. 

(This skirt suits you really well.)

J'ai acheté une nouvelle jupe plissée. 

(I bought a new pleated skirt.)