How to Say “Herbs” in French

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The French word for "herbs" is herbes.
The term refers to plants used in cooking for their flavor or for medicinal purposes.

How does it change in a sentence?

herbes is the plural form, while herbe is the singular form.

What mistakes should you avoid?

English speakers often mistakenly pronounce the 'h' in herbes, but in French, the 'h' is silent.

Did you know?

  • The term herbe is used as a slang term for marijuana in France, similar to how 'weed' is used in English.
  • If you are looking for 'herbal tea' in a French shop, you will not look for herbes, but rather for tisane.
  • The word herbe shares the same Latin root as the English word 'herbivore', meaning 'plant-eater'.

Examples in context

  • Elle ramasse des herbes médicinales.
    She is gathering healing herbs.
    This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe gathering medicinal herbs.
    Tatoeba #8925826 by lbdx, translation #8184818 by Ariel120292
  • La médecine traditionnelle utilise souvent des herbes.
    Traditional medicine often utilizes herbs.
    This sentence shows how herbs are used in traditional medicine.
    Tatoeba #7346624 by Micsmithel, translation #6907668 by swolesuki
  • Le basilic, la sauge, le romarin, le thym et l'origan sont des herbes populaires.
    Basil, sage, rosemary, thyme and oregano are popular herbs.
    This sentence provides examples of specific popular herbs.
    Tatoeba #7346591 by Micsmithel, translation #1490328 by niceguydave
  • Je vais ajouter des herbes à la soupe.
    I am going to add herbs to the soup.
  • Dans cette recette, nous utilisons différentes plantes aromatiques.
    In this recipe, we use different aromatic plants.
  • N'oublie pas d'acheter des herbes aromatiques pour la marinade.
    Don't forget to buy herbs for the marinade.
  • 1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Emma and Gabriel are preparing dinner together.

  1. Emma

    Est-ce que tu as ajouté des herbes ?
    Did you add some herbs?
  2. Gabriel

    Oui, j'ai mis des herbes fraîches.
    Yes, I put in some fresh herbs.
  3. Emma

    C'est parfait, j'adore le goût des herbes.
    It's perfect, I love the taste of herbs.
  4. Gabriel

    Moi aussi, Gabriel adore ça.
    Me too, Gabriel loves it.

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