How to Say "Parsley" in French

persil

/pɛʁ.sil/masculine

Parsley in French is persil.

The word refers to the leaves of this plant used in cooking.

Meaning: leaves of this plant used in cooking (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

persil is a masculine noun.

/pɛʁ.sil/

The word persil is derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'stone' and 'celery'.
A common French culinary staple is persillade, a mixture of chopped persil and garlic used to flavor meats and vegetables.
The term persiller can be used as a verb meaning to sprinkle a dish with chopped persil.

Donnez-moi une botte de persil.
Give me a bunch of parsley.
This sentence is useful for asking for a bunch of persil.
Tatoeba #10494943 by lbdx, translation #10336779 by AlanF_US
L'herbe utilisée dans cette sauce pour pâtes pourrait bien être le persil.
The herb used in that pasta sauce might be parsley.
This sentence is useful for identifying the herb persil in a pasta sauce.
Tatoeba #8925832 by lbdx, translation #781129 by AlanF_US
Dans cette soupe, il y a des carottes, des oignons, du persil, du céleri et des patates.
In this soup there are carrots, onions, parsley, celery and potatoes.
This sentence is useful for listing the ingredients in a soup, including persil.
Tatoeba #8925839 by lbdx, translation #7779321 by sharris123
J'aime ajouter du persil pour relever la saveur de mes plats.
I like to add parsley to enhance the flavor of my dishes.
3 more sentences on Tatoeba

In a kitchen while preparing a meal.

Nathan

Est-ce qu'il reste du persil ?
Is there any parsley left?
Léa

Oui, j'ai du persil frais.
Yes, I have fresh parsley.
Nathan

Parfait, ajoute le persil sur les pommes de terre.
Perfect, add the parsley to the potatoes.
Léa

D'accord, je m'en occupe.
Okay, I'll take care of it.

Sources

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

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