chaussure
shoe
The French word for shoe is 'chaussure'. It is a feminine noun and is used to describe any type of footwear. For example, 'Je cherche une nouvelle paire de chaussures' means 'I am looking for a new pair of shoes'.
Example sentences using: chaussure
Je dois acheter une nouvelle paire de chaussures.
I need to buy a new pair of shoes.
This sentence is an example of expressing a necessity in French, 'dois' is the first person present of the verb 'devoir' which means 'must' or 'have to'.
La chaussure est trop petite pour moi.
The shoe is too small for me.
This sentence demonstrates the use of comparisons. 'Trop' translates to 'too', and is used to denote that something is overly or excessively the case.
Cette chaussure est très confortable.
This shoe is very comfortable.
This sentence shows the use of 'cette' meaning 'this'. 'Très' translates to 'very', similar to English it is used to emphasize an adjective or an adverb.