The French word for egg is “ œuf ” [œf] is a masculine noun “ un œuf ” the plural is “les œufs.”
The final consonant of the words œuf is pronounced when used in the singular. Therefore, œuf are pronounced [œf] like the number neuf (nine). In the plural, however, the final consonant is not pronounced. Instead, by closing the vowel, we say [ø] for œufs; the word then rhymes with feu.
Œuf in the singular is pronounced:
Œufs in the plural is pronounced:
Examples:
Je conserve mes œufs dans le frigo.
Je mange un œuf tous les jours.
Les œufs, c’est bon et c’est bien!
Œuf de poule.
French Egg vocabulary – Anatomy
La coquille d’oeuf – The eggshell
Le blanc d’oeuf – The egg white
Le jaune d’oeuf – The egg yolk
Top 10 French expressions with the word "œuf
C’est comme l’œuf de (Christophe) Colomb.
It’s a seemingly easy thing to do, but it requires real ingenuity; you just had to think about it.
Dans l’œuf.
In the beginning, the preliminary phase of something
Chauve comme un œuf / Un crâne d’œuf.
Completely bald.
Marcher sur des œufs.
To walk with great care; to speak and act with the greatest caution.
Mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier.
Putting all your money in the same business; putting all your hopes on the same side, without spreading the risks.
Sortir de l’œuf.
To be fresh, young, naive.
Qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf !
This proverb means that a person who can steal a small thing can steal a bigger something.
Va te faire cuire un œuf !
This expression is used to get rid of someone annoying you, with whom you disagree, or with whom you conflict.
It is a kind of “nice insult” that allows you to avoid saying a more vulgar one.
On ne fait pas d’omelette sans casser des œufs.
This expression means that to obtain something or achieve a result, one must often sacrifice something else.
Tuer dans l’œuf.
This expression means “to prevent something from being born, from progressing,” a project, for example, or a revolt.
Now you know how to say perfectly Egg in french, so move to the next lesson.
