🇫🇷 How to say

“chair” in French

chaise
Illustration of "chair" in a French cultural setting
A small Parisian café spills onto the sidewalk, where a woman sits on a simple wooden chair, sipping coffee and watching the city pass by. The chair is part of a set placed neatly around a small round table.

Usage note

A 'chaise' is a standard, everyday piece of furniture for sitting. It's a very common word you'll use in any room of a house, a classroom, or a café.

Examples

  • Asseyez-vous sur la chaise.

    Sit on the chair.

  • Il y a une chaise dans la cuisine.

    There is a chair in the kitchen.

  • Cette chaise est très confortable.

    This chair is very comfortable.

Quick check

What does "chaise" mean?

  • A. chair
  • B. child
  • C. government
  • D. way

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