How to Say "Classroom" in French

salle de classe

/sal də klas/feminine

The French word for classroom is salle de classe.

salle de classe is a feminine noun used to describe the physical room in a school.

Meaning: room in a school (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase is composed of salle (room), de (of) and classe (class).

salle de classe refers to the physical room, whereas classe can refer to the group of students or the lesson itself.

To make the phrase plural, salles de classe, you add an s to salle but not to classe.

The word classe is a 'learned borrowing' from the Latin word 'classis', which originally referred to a division of the people or a fleet of ships.
In a French school, students might refer to their 'homeroom' as salle de permanence. This is a place where students wait when they have no scheduled class.
In French, salle is used for many specific types of rooms, such as salle de bain for bathroom or salle à manger for dining room. It is generally reserved for rooms with a specific function rather than a generic living space.

Je suis en salle de classe.
I am in the classroom.
This sentence is useful for saying you are currently located in the salle de classe.
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La salle de classe est vide.
The classroom is empty.
This sentence is useful for describing the salle de classe as being empty.
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La salle de classe est propre.
The classroom is clean.
This sentence is useful for describing the salle de classe as being clean.
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Dans les écoles françaises, nos cours se déroulent habituellement dans la salle de classe.
In French schools, our classes usually take place in the classroom.
Une belle salle de classe
A beautiful classroom
Une grande salle de classe
A large classroom
Une salle de classe moderne
A modern classroom
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Manon and Hugo are looking for their new room at school.

Sources

Wiktionary, “classroom” translations and entries salle de classe, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries classe, de, salle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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