French · Food & Drink

"Yogurt" in French: yaourt

le yaourt

Say it: ya-OORTmasculine · le yaourtnoun/ja.uʁt/

Yogurt in French is le yaourt, masculine. Un yaourt nature is plain yogurt. You also see yogourt in some packaging, same food.

Supermarket aisle

Tu prends un yaourt à la vanille ?
Are you getting a vanilla yogurt?
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How to pronounce yaourt

Say it

ya-OORT

/ja.uʁt/

Yaourt: ya-OORT. Three sounds: ya + oo + soft rt. Final t is often heard lightly.

"Yogurt" in French: quick reference

FrenchEnglish
le yaourtyogurt

Standard in France.

un yaourt natureplain yogurt

No sugar/flavor.

un yaourt aux fruitsfruit yogurt

Flavored pot.

du yaourt grecGreek yogurt

Thicker style.

How to use yaourt in real life

  1. 1Supermarket aisle

    Tu prends un yaourt à la vanille ?

    Are you getting a vanilla yogurt?

    À la + flavor.

  2. 2Breakfast table

    Il reste un yaourt nature dans le frigo.

    There's one plain yogurt left in the fridge.

    Nature = plain.

  3. 3Cooking tip

    Remplace la crème par du yaourt.

    Replace the cream with yogurt.

    Du before yaourt as mass/indefinite.

Mistakes English speakers make with yaourt

Incorrect: Une yaourt, s'il te plaît.

Correct: Un yaourt, s'il te plaît.

Yaourt is masculine: un yaourt.

Incorrect: Je mange du yogurt.

Correct: Je mange du yaourt.

French spelling is yaourt (or yogourt).

Good to know

French fridges are full of small pots—nature, bifidus, Greek-style. Yaourt is the usual spoken form; yogourt appears on some labels. Saying un yaourt almost always means one pot, not a big tub.

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Quick breakfast before work

  1. ChatPal

    Il me faut un yaourt et un café, c'est tout.

    I just need a yogurt and a coffee.

  2. You

    Prends le yaourt aux fruits, il est meilleur.

    Take the fruit yogurt—it's better.

  3. ChatPal

    Non, un yaourt nature pour moi.

    No—a plain yogurt for me.

  4. You

    Ok, j'en mets deux dans le sac.

    Okay, I'll put two in the bag.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Yogurt" in French

How do you say yogurt in French?

Le yaourt.

How do you say plain yogurt?

Un yaourt nature.

Is yaourt masculine?

Yes: un yaourt.

How do you pronounce yaourt?

ya-OORT.

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