Tuna – le thon

(Pronounced tohn [rhymes with john])

To remember that Tuna is pronounced tohn (thon) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The tuna cooked on the barbecue using large tongs (thon).

Thon is masculine, so it's le thon. Imagine the early learner emerging from a tin opened by a tuna fish.

Examples of thon (tuna) in a sentence

J'ai acheté une boîte de thon au supermarché. 

(I bought a can of tuna at the supermarket.)

Cette semaine : tarte au thon et aux légumes du soleil. 

(This week: tuna and sun-drenched vegetable tart.)

Mon chat aime manger du thon. 

(My cat likes to eat tuna.)