Expensive - Cher (The 803rd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Expensive is Cher. It can be used as adjective, adverb. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 803rd most commonly used word in French. This word often comes up when talking about shops & services. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: expensive

French: cher

Examples


It's not what is beautiful that is expensive, but what is expensive that is beautiful.	Ce n'est pas ce qui est beau qui est cher, mais ce qui est cher, qui est beau.
That bag looks expensive.	Ce sac a l'air cher.
Justice is expensive.	La justice coûte cher.
I can't buy a book this expensive.	Je ne peux pas acheter un livre aussi cher.
That's too expensive	C'est trop cher
This is more expensive than that.	C'est plus cher que ça.
I'll take the more expensive one.	Je prendrai le plus cher.
This is not expensive.	Ce n'est pas cher.

The problem is in that it's too expensive.	Le problème c'est que c'est trop cher.
I can't afford eating in such an expensive restaurant.	Je ne peux pas me permettre de manger dans un restaurant aussi cher.
It's too expensive.	C'est trop cher
A piano is expensive.	Un piano coûte cher.
It isn't expensive.	Ce n'est pas cher.
That is too expensive.	C'est trop cher.
This dictionary is expensive.	Ce dictionnaire est cher.
It is very expensive.	C'est très cher.
It wasn't expensive.	Ce n'était pas cher.
It is too expensive.	C'est trop cher.
Everything is expensive here.	Tout coûte cher ici.
The piano is expensive.	Le piano est cher.
My computer is expensive.	Mon ordinateur est cher.