Summer – l'été

To remember that Summer is pronounced ay-tay (été) in French, use the following mnemonic:

Mum made summer puddings and they were so hungry they ate a (été) whole one each.

Été is masculine, but it begins with a vowel, so it's l'été. Imagine our early learner having great fun on his summer holidays.

Éte is masculine, but it begins with a vowel, so it's l'été. Imagine our early learner having great fun on his summer holidays.

Examples of été (summer) in a sentence

J'adore aller à la plage en été.

(I love going to the beach in summer.)

Chaque été, nous partons pour le Maroc.

(Every summer, we leave for Morocco.)

L'été dernier, il a fait très chaud.

(Last summer, it was very hot.)