Vegetable – le légume

(Pronounced lay-gewm)

To remember that Vegetable is pronounced lay-gewm (légume) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The vegetables had no leg room (légume).

Légume is masculine, so its le légume. Imagine the early learner wearing a mask made of vegetables.

Examples of légume (vegetable) in a sentence

Je mange beaucoup de légumes. 

(I eat a lot of vegetables.)

Nous incluons des légumes frais dans la soupe. 

(We include fresh vegetables in the soup.)

Les légumes étaient très bons. 

(The vegetables were very good.)