Squid – le calamar

To remember that Squid is pronounced kal-a-mar (calamar) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The squid's calligraphy left a marks (calmar) on the wall, which did not impress his housemate.

The squid's calligraphy marks (calmar) on the wall did not impress his housemate.

Calamar is masculine, so it's le calamar. Imagine the early learner squeezing ink out of a squid.

Calmar is masculine, so it's le calmar. Imagine the early learner squeezing ink out of a squid.

Examples of calamar (squid) in a sentence

Le calamar éjecte de l'encre pour échapper aux prédateurs en pleine mer.

(The squid ejects ink to escape predators in the open sea.)

On va monter un stand pour vendre du calamar.

(We are going to set up a stall to sell squid.)

Les calamars sont en effet la nourriture de prédilection des cachalots.

(Squid are indeed the favorite food of sperm whales.)