Published December 25, 2023 • Updated November 4, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Pièce meaning
Pièce (f.) is a French noun meaning “room,” “coin,” or “piece,” but it’s a versatile word with several meanings and uses in everyday French. It can refer to a room in a house, a coin, or a theatrical play. It’s also used in expressions such as pièce de résistance (highlight, main attraction), pièce de viande (piece of meat), pièce de théâtre (play), and deux-pièces (one-bedroom apartment).
Pièce pronunciation
The IPA pronunciation of pièce is /pjɛs/, which sounds approximately like “pyehs.”
Pièce example sentences
Rooms
In French, pièce refers to a room in the house. A pièce can be any room. The words chambre or chambre à coucher specifically mean “bedroom”. Many students confuse pièce and chambre.
Le salon est la plus belle pièce de cette maison.
The living room is the most beautiful room in this house.
The terms deux-pièces (two rooms) and trois-pièces (three rooms) are used to describe apartments. A deux-pièces is a one-bedroom apartment (bedroom + living room/kitchen) and a trois-pièces is a two-bedroom apartment.
J’ai trouvé un petit deux-pièces à louer au centre-ville.
I found a small one bedroom apartment for rent downtown.
Coins
Tu n’aurais pas une pièce de cinquante centimes, par hasard ?
You wouldn’t have a 50 cent coin by any chance?
Play (theater)
Nous allons voir une pièce de théâtre ce soir.
We’re going to a play tonight.
Piece of a material
Le boucher vend une pièce de viande à la cliente.
The butcher sells the piece of meat to the customer.
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🔗 Related words and expressions
- pièce de monnaie — coin
- pièce de théâtre — play
- pièce de viande — piece of meat
- pièce détachée — spare part
- pièce d’identité — identity document
- pièce jointe — attachment
- deux-pièces — one-bedroom apartment
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