Only, alone in French 🇫🇷

Simple Pronunciation

seul (suhl)

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**Tips to remember the French word “seul”:**
– Associate “seul” with its English counterpart “solo,” since they sound quite similar and both imply being alone.
– Think of the phrase “Home Alone,” the movie, which can be translated into French as “Maman, j’ai raté l’avion !” (Mom, I missed the plane!), but if you were to translate it literally, it might be “Seul à la maison.”

**Explanations:**
– The word “seul” is an adjective in French that is used to describe someone or something that is alone or the only one.

**Other words that mean the same thing:**
– “Isolé” meaning isolated.
– “Solitaire” meaning solitary or recluse.

**Alternate meanings/slang:**
– “Seul” can also mean single in the context of relationship status.
– In youth slang, sometimes “seul” can be used to emphasize a feeling of being left out or unsupported, like “être à la rue” (to be out of touch or not in on the action).

**Examples of sentences that use “seul”:**
– Il préfère vivre seul. (He prefers to live alone.)
– Tu veux venir avec nous ou tu vas rester seul ? (Do you want to come with us or are you going to stay alone?)
– Elle est seule dans cette grande maison. (She is alone in this big house.)
– Lors de la fête, je me suis senti seul malgré la foule. (During the party, I felt alone despite the crowd.)
– Un seul cookie ne suffira pas à apaiser ma faim. (One single cookie will not be enough to satisfy my hunger.)

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