Published February 21, 2024 • Updated July 12, 2026 — By French teacher David Issokson with native audio by Marie Assel Cambier
Cours — Meaning and Pronunciation
Cours (m.) means “class,” “lesson” or “course” in French. It usually refers to a class session or a series of lessons. Cours is the most common word for an academic class or course, unlike classe (f.), which often refers to a classroom or group of students, and leçon (f.), which means a specific lesson.
IPA pronunciation of cours is /kuʁ/, which sounds approximately like “koor”.
Example sentences
Je suis des cours de français avec un super prof !
I’m taking French lessons with a great teacher!
Le cours de maths hier a été trop difficile pour moi.
Yesterday’s math class was too hard for me.
Je me suis inscrit au cours de philosophie.
I signed up for the philosophy course.
These next two examples uses classe (class) and leçon (lesson).
Je pose une question au prof après la fin de la classe.
I’m asking the teacher a question after class ends.
Je n’ai rien appris dans cette leçon !
I didn’t learn anything in this lesson!
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Related words and expressions
- un cours de français — a French class
- suivre un cours — to take a class
- donner un cours — to teach a class
- avoir cours — to have class
- aller en cours — to go to class
- un cours particulier — a private lesson
- un cours en ligne — an online course
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