Track – la piste

(Pronounced peest)

To remember that Track is pronounced peest (piste) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The track was pieced (piste) together like a giant jigsaw.

Piste is feminine, so it's la piste. Imagine the Labrador chasing the runners down the track.

Examples of piste (track) in a sentence

Les coureurs s'échauffent sur la piste d'athlétisme. 

(The runners are warming up on the running track.) 

Les enquêteurs étaient sur une mauvaise piste. 

(The investigators were on the wrong track.)

Les patineurs sont en piste pour la finale. 

(The skaters are on the track for the final.)