stockings – le bas

(Pronounced bah)

To remember that Stockingsl is pronounced bah (bas) in French, use the following mnemonic:

You couldn't miss her stockings as she sat at the bar (bas).

Bas is masculine so it's le bas. Imagine the early learner is inside a pair of Christmas stockings.

Examples of bas (stockings) in a sentence

Elle porte des bas nylon avec une couture. 

(She is wearing nylon stockings with a seam.)

Le corset et les bas sont magnifiquement décorés. 

(The corset and stockings are beautifully decorated.)

Il préfère les bas plus épais pour réduire les risques de mailles filées. 

(He prefers thicker stockings to reduce the risk of ladders/runs.)