Winter – l'hiver

(Pronounced ee-vair)

To remember that Winter is pronounced ee-vair (hiver) in French, use the following mnemonic:

Winter always had the same effect on Eve's hair (hiver) – it curled up and looked frosty.

Hiver is masculine, but it begins with a silent "h", so it's l'hiver. Imagine our early learner impersonating a snowman in the winter.

Examples of hiver (winter) in a sentence

En hiver, il neige souvent. 

(In winter, it snows often.)

L’hiver dernier, nous avons fait du ski. 

(Last winter, we went skiing.)

J'aime boire du chocolat chaud en hiver. 

(I like to drink hot chocolate in winter.)