champagne
/ʃɑ̃.paɲ/masculine
champagne is the French word for champagne.
Sparkling white wine produced in Champagne.
Meaning: sparkling white wine produced in Champagne (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
As a masculine noun, champagne takes the masculine articles le or un and the partitive article du when referring to an unspecified amount.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʃɑ̃.paɲ/
Did you know?
- In French culinary culture, the tradition of 'sabrage' involves opening a bottle of champagne with a cavalry sword instead of a corkscrew.
- The word champagne shares the same root as the English word 'campus'. Both come from the Latin word for 'field'.
- Because of strict regulations, in France you cannot legally call any sparkling wine 'champagne' unless it is produced in that specific region.
Examples in context
- Voici le champagne !Here's the champagne!This sentence is useful for pointing out the location of the champagne.Tatoeba #12845939 by Rovo, translation #12845690 by rul
- Tom boit du champagne.Tom is drinking champagne.This sentence is useful for describing an action of drinking champagne.Tatoeba #2790209 by Amastan, translation #2273107 by CK
- Ils buvaient du champagne.They were drinking champagne.This sentence is useful for describing a continuous action of drinking champagne in the past.Tatoeba #3777755 by Scorpionvenin14, translation #3775301 by Hybrid
- J'ai acheté une bouteille de champagne pour fêter notre anniversaire!I bought a bottle of champagne to celebrate our anniversary!
- Le champagne sera servi lors du toast présidentiel.The champagne will be served during the presidential toast.
- Apporte une bouteille de champagne, nous allons fêter ça!Bring a bottle of champagne, we're going to celebrate this!
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Example conversation
A couple is celebrating their anniversary at a nice restaurant.
- NathanEst-ce que nous commandons du champagne ?Shall we order some champagne?
- EmmaOui, je voudrais du champagne pour fêter ça.Yes, I would like some champagne to celebrate.
- NathanC'est une excellente idée, Emma.That is an excellent idea, Emma.
- EmmaMerci, Nathan, tu es très romantique.Thank you, Nathan, you are very romantic.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “champagne” translations and entries champagne, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries champagne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
