Sweet/ Candy – le bonbon

(Pronounced bawn-bawn)

To remember that Sweet/Candy is pronounced bawn-bawn (bonbon) in French, use the following mnemonic:

She loved sweets and candy so much that she had them stuck to her bonnet and to the bonnet (bonbon) of her car.

Bonbon is masculine, so it's le bonbon (the sweet) or les bonbons (the sweets). Imagine the early learner tucking into a pile of sweets.

Examples of bonbon (sweet/candy) in a sentence

Si tu veux un bonbon, prends-en un sur l'étagère. 

(If you want a candy, take one from the shelf.)

Les enfants mangent des bonbons.

(The children are eating candies.)

Il m'a piqué mon bonbon.

(He stole my candy.)