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Astronomy Vocabulary in French (with audio)
Bonjour à tous ! 😊
In this lesson, you will learn French terms related to astronomy to talk about planets and stars.
The names of the planets are similar in French and English because they come from Latin and Greek but be careful because their pronunciations can be quite different.
Useful French Words Related to Astronomy
English | French | Audio |
---|---|---|
an asteroid | un astéroïde | |
an astronaut | un/une astronaute | |
an astronomer | un/une astronome | |
a comet | la comète | |
a constellation | une constellation | |
the Earth | la Terre * | |
a rocket | une fusée | |
a galaxy | la galaxie | |
Jupiter | Jupiter * | |
Mars | Mars * | |
Mercury | Mercure * | |
a meteor | le météore | |
a meteorite | un/une météorite | |
the moon | la lune | |
a nebula | une nébuleuse | |
Neptune | Neptune * | |
a planet | une planète | |
Pluto | Pluton * | |
Saturn | Saturne * | |
the sky | le ciel | |
the solar system | le système solaire | |
the space | L'espace | |
a spaceship | un vaisseau spatial | |
a star | une étoile | |
the sun | le Soleil* | |
a telescope | le télescope | |
the universe | L'univers | |
Uranus | Uranus* | |
the milky way | la Voie lactée | |
Venus | Vénus* |
* When writing a planet name, we use capital letters.
Videos
PLANETS IN FRENCH
The Solar System
FRENCH VOCABULARY: Outer Space