🇫🇷 How to say

“pillow” in French

oreiller
Illustration of "pillow" in a French cultural setting
A person in soft pajamas rests their head on a fluffy white pillow on a neatly made bed, ready for a good night's sleep.

Usage note

This is a common, everyday word for the object you sleep on. It's used just like 'pillow' in English, and is a masculine noun, so you say 'un oreiller'.

Examples

  • Je repose ma tête sur l'oreiller.

    I rest my head on the pillow.

  • Son oreiller est très doux.

    Her pillow is very soft.

  • J'ai besoin d'un nouvel oreiller.

    I need a new pillow.

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What does "oreiller" mean?

  • A. pillow
  • B. television
  • C. bicycle
  • D. map

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