Underpants – le slip

(Pronounced sleep)

To remember that Underpants is pronounced sleep (slip) in French, use the following mnemonic:

Why were his underpants on his head when he went to sleep (slip)?

Slip is masculine, so it's le slip. Imagine the early learner using massive underpants as a parachute.

Examples of slip (underpants) in a sentence

Je me suis retrouvé en slip

(I found myself in my underwear.)

J'ai mis mon slip à l'envers ce matin.

(I put my underpants on inside out this morning).

Il n'est pas assis sur ton canapé en slip.

(He isn't sitting on your couch in his underwear).