World – le monde

(Pronounced mon-duh)

To remember that World is pronounced mon-duh (monde) in French, use the following mnemonic:

He couldn't see the map of the world because his monocle was dirty (monde).

Monde is masculine, so it's le monde. Imagine the early learner sailing around the world.

Examples of monde (world) in a sentence

Il y a 195 pays dans le monde.

(There are 195 countries in the world.)

J'aimerais voyager dans le monde entier.

(I would like to travel all over the world.)

C'est le meilleur restaurant du monde.

(It's the best restaurant in the world.)