radio
/ʁa.djo/feminine
The English phrase 'radio' is translated into French as radio.
The term radio is used to refer to both the physical receiver (the device) and the medium of radio broadcasting itself.
Meaning: receiver (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun is feminine, so it is used with the feminine article la rather than the masculine le.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʁa.djo/
Did you know?
- In some French-speaking regions, the word radio can be used as a shorthand for radiographie, meaning an X-ray.
- Historically, the early French radio era was dominated by TSF, an abbreviation for télégraphie sans fil, which means 'wireless telegraphy'.
- The term radio is an abbreviation of longer words such as radiodiffusion and radiotélégramme.
Examples in context
- Éteins la radio !Turn off the radio!This sentence is useful for practicing how to command someone to turn off the radio using radio.Tatoeba #11896304 by calypsow, translation #9357217 by Nylez
- Il est à la radio.He is on the radio.This sentence is useful for stating that someone is appearing on the medium of radio.Tatoeba #811270 by sacredceltic, translation #296529 by darinmex
- Il alluma la radio.He turned on the radio.This sentence is useful for describing the action of turning on the radio.Tatoeba #4710854 by sacredceltic, translation #293339 by CK
- J'écoute la radio tous les matinsI listen to the radio every morning
- Mon père a un poste de radio dans sa voitureMy father has a radio in his car
- Allume le poste, je veux écouter les nouvellesTurn on the radio, I want to listen to the news
- 255 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Hugo and Emma are in the living room.
- HugoOù est la radio, Emma ?Where is the radio, Emma?
- EmmaElle est sur la table.It is on the table.
- HugoMerci, je vais l'allumer.Thanks, I am going to turn it on.
- EmmaD'accord, Hugo.Okay, Hugo.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “radio” translations and entries radio, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries radio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
