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

fumer

/fy.me/

The English verb 'smoke' is translated into French as fumer.

fumer is used for both the act of smoking a cigarette and the act of emitting smoke.

Meaning: visible particles and vapour given off by burning material (noun)

Which one should you use?

The verb fumer means 'to smoke', whereas the noun la fumée refers to the actual smoke itself.

fumer is a regular -er verb. For example, 'je fume' means 'I smoke'.

/fy.me/

A fumoir is a dedicated smoking room, a remnant of 19th-century bourgeois architecture still found in some old French hotels.
In French, fumer is used to describe food that is smoking hot, such as a soupe fumante.
The French word fumer shares a common ancestor with the English word 'fume', though in English 'fume' often implies a strong, unpleasant smell.

Puis-je fumer ici ?
May I smoke here?
The sentence is useful for asking permission to smoke using fumer.
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Je ne peux pas fumer.
I can't smoke.
The sentence is useful for expressing an inability to smoke using fumer.
Tatoeba #3226933 by sicerabibax, translation #254963 by CM
Où vas-tu pour fumer ?
Where do you go to smoke?
The sentence is useful for asking where one goes to smoke using fumer.
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Je ne fume pas.
I do not smoke.
Ma mère m'a dit d'arrêter de fumer.
My mother told me to quit smoking.
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