How to Say "Sauna" in French - How To Say Guide

sauna

masculine

The French word for sauna is sauna.

The word sauna refers to a sauna room or a sauna house.

Meaning: sauna room or house (noun)

Related words

The word sauna is a masculine noun.

While sauna refers to the dry heat, French speakers use the word hammam for the traditional Turkish steam bath.
In French culture, a sauna is rarely found in a home unlike in Finland, so the word almost always evokes a commercial spa or a hotel.
In French health and beauty contexts, a sauna is frequently paired with the term cryothérapie to describe the contrast between extreme heat and cold.

Il est impensable de pénétrer habillé dans un sauna.
The idea of entering a sauna wearing clothes is unthinkable.
This sentence illustrates that one should not enter a sauna while clothed.
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En Finlande, presque tout le monde a un sauna à la maison.
In Finland, almost everyone has a sauna in their home.
This sentence notes that many people in Finland have a sauna in their homes.
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« Sauna » est un des rares mots souvent utilisés qui ont été empruntés au finnois.
"Sauna" is one of the few widely used words that have been borrowed from Finnish.
This sentence explains that sauna is one of the rare common words borrowed from Finnish.
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Je vais au spa pour profiter du sauna.
I'm going to the spa to enjoy the sauna.
Le centre de bien-être offre des séances de sauna chaque jour.
The wellness center offers sauna sessions every day.
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two friends are at a spa.

Sources

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

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