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"Strawberry" in French: fraise

la fraise

Say it: lah frezfeminine · la fraisenoun/fʁɛz/

Strawberry in French is la fraise, feminine : une fraise, des fraises. Spring markets push fraises de saison. Fraise also names a tool bit, but fruit is the default here.

Market stall

Je prends une barquette de fraises.
I'll take a punnet of strawberries.
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How to pronounce fraise

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lah frez

/fʁɛz/

Frez. Ai like eh, soft s/z ending. Une fraise: ün frez.

"Strawberry" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
la fraisethe strawberry

Fruit.

une fraisea strawberry

One.

des fraisesstrawberries

Plural.

tarte aux fraisesstrawberry tart

Dessert.

How to use fraise in real life

  1. 1Market stall

    Je prends une barquette de fraises.

    I'll take a punnet of strawberries.

    De fraises.

  2. 2Dessert

    La tarte aux fraises est superbe.

    The strawberry tart is superb.

    Aux fraises.

  3. 3Breakfast

    Tu veux une fraise dans le yaourt ?

    Do you want a strawberry in the yogurt?

    Une fraise.

Mistakes English speakers make with fraise

Incorrect: Le fraise est sucrée.

Correct: La fraise est sucrée.

Fraise is feminine.

Incorrect: Des frais sur la table (meaning strawberries).

Correct: Des fraises sur la table.

Fraise needs the final e; frais means fresh/cool.

Good to know

French spring is fraise season—Gariguette and other varieties get named on stalls. Chantilly and fraises is a classic dessert pairing.

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Picking berries for a cake

  1. ChatPal

    Ces fraises sentent bon.

    These strawberries smell good.

  2. You

    Oui. Une fraise pour goûter ?

    Yes. One strawberry to taste?

  3. ChatPal

    Hmm, sucrée. On prend deux barquettes de fraises.

    Hmm, sweet. We'll take two punnets of strawberries.

  4. You

    Parfait pour le gâteau.

    Perfect for the cake.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Strawberry" in French

Is fraise feminine?

Yes: la fraise.

How do I say strawberry tart?

Une tarte aux fraises.

Fraise vs frais?

Fraise is strawberry. Frais means fresh or cool.

How do you pronounce fraise?

Frez.

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