Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Learn French: Goal One - words that end in -ie are feminine

words ending in -ie are feminine. Examples (hopefully I'm getting all of the elisions correct):
  • l'anomalie - anomaly
  • la bonhomie - good-naturedness
  • la boucherie - butcher's shop, butcher's trade
  • la boulangerie - bakery shop
  • la charcuterie - pork butcher's shop, pork products
  • la fantaisie - whim, fancy, imagination
  • l'harmonie - harmony (is this an aspirate "h", or not?)
  • la librairie - bookshop
  • la magie - magic
  • la papeterie - stationery store
  • la pâtisserie - pastry, cake shop
  • la tapisserie - tapestry, wallpaper
  • la taquinerie - teasing
  • la vie - life

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