In today’s lesson we’ll have a look at how to say “dog” in French in the masculine and feminine forms: le chien, la chienne. We’ll also look at some fun slang ways to to say dog. Wouf, wouf ! Let’s begin.
chien
dog
Chien – Dog in French
Word origin
The Modern French word chien (dog) comes from canis in Latin. The English word “canine” also comes from canis in Latin.
Pronunciation
In the masculine and feminine forms and using the indefinite article (a/an), the pronunciation of dog in French is: un chien [ʃjɛ̃], une chienne [ʃjɛn].
Example sentences
J’adore jouer avec le chien du voisin.
I love to play with the neighbor’s dog.
Camille a récemment adopté une petite chienne.
Camille recently adopted a little dog.
In French, chiot means “puppy”. The adverb trop usually means “too” or “too much/many”. However, trop can also mean “so” or “very” in informal French often used by the younger generation.
Le petit chiot est trop mignon !
The little puppy is so cute!
The term toutou is a term of endearment for “doggy”.
Come here, my doggy!
Dog in French – more words
A few slang words for dog in French include: Clebs, clébard and cabot.
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