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"Couple" in French: couple

le couple

Say it: KOOplmasculine · le couplenoun/kupl/

Couple in French is le couple, masculine. Un couple means a romantic pair. Être en couple means to be in a relationship.

Restaurant

Il y a un couple à la table du fond.
There's a couple at the back table.
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How to pronounce couple

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KOOpl

/kupl/

Couple: KOOpl. Ou like oo; final e soft. One syllable feel: KOOpl.

"Couple" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
le couplethe couple

A pair.

un couplea couple

Indefinite.

être en coupleto be in a relationship

Status.

un jeune couplea young couple

Common phrase.

How to use couple in real life

  1. 1Restaurant

    Il y a un couple à la table du fond.

    There's a couple at the back table.

    Un couple.

  2. 2Friends chat

    Ils forment un beau couple.

    They make a lovely couple.

    Former un couple.

  3. 3Status

    Tu es en couple en ce moment ?

    Are you in a relationship right now?

    En couple.

Mistakes English speakers make with couple

Incorrect: La couple.

Correct: Le couple.

Couple is masculine in this sense.

Incorrect: Je suis couple.

Correct: Je suis en couple.

Need en: être en couple.

Good to know

En couple is everyday status language, including on forms and apps. Couple works for any gender pairing; context does the rest.

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Booking a hotel room

  1. ChatPal

    C'est pour un couple, la chambre ?

    Is the room for a couple?

  2. You

    Oui, pour un couple, deux adultes.

    Yes, for a couple—two adults.

  3. ChatPal

    Parfait. Lit double alors.

    Perfect. Double bed then.

  4. You

    Exactement.

    Exactly.

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"Couple" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "Couple" in French

Gender of couple?

Masculine: un couple.

How do I say I'm in a relationship?

Je suis en couple.

Pronunciation?

KOOpl.

Young couple?

Un jeune couple.

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