South - Sud (The 1242nd Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for South is Sud. It can be used as noun, adjective. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1242nd most commonly used word in French. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: south

French: sud

Examples


Our school is in the south of the city.	Notre école se trouve au sud de la ville.
My house looks to the south.	Ma maison est exposée plein sud.
Southbound.	Vers le sud.
The birds flew to the south.	Les oiseaux volèrent vers le sud.
These windows look to the south.	Les fenêtres sont orientées vers le sud.
This river flows south into the sea.	Ce fleuve se jette dans la mer vers le sud.
Australia is smaller than South America.	L'Australie est plus petite que l'Amérique du Sud.
My house faces to the south.	Ma maison est face au sud.

Birds fly south in winter.	Les oiseaux volent vers le sud pour l'hiver.
Where is the south terminal	Où est le terminal sud
Japan and South Korea are neighbors.	Le Japon et la Corée du Sud sont des pays limitrophes.
He must be from the South.	Il doit venir du Sud.
They were speaking in a Southern dialect.	Ils parlaient en dialecte du Sud.
South Africa is far away.	L'Afrique du Sud est loin.
To the south.	Vers le sud.
He came from the south.	Il est venu du sud.
South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa.	L'Afrique du Sud est le plus grand pays du Sud de l'Afrique.
We're going south.	Nous nous dirigeons vers le sud.
He has a Southern accent.	Il a un accent du sud.
Migrating birds are flying south.	Les oiseaux migrateurs volent vers le sud.
Birds fly south in the winter.	Les oiseaux volent vers le sud pour l'hiver.