Newspaper in French

journal

(newspaper)

If you are looking for how to say “newspaper” in French or want to use the word in conversation, reading, or travel, here is the correct term and how to use it.

The French word for newspaper

The word for newspaper in French is journal. It is a masculine noun.

  • le journal = the newspaper

  • un journal = a newspaper

Example:

  • Je lis le journal tous les matins.
    (I read the newspaper every morning.)

Plural form

The plural of journal is journaux.

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  • des journaux = newspapers

  • les journaux du dimanche = the Sunday newspapers

Related terms

  • un article de journal = a newspaper article

  • un kiosque à journaux = a newsstand

  • journal quotidien = daily newspaper

  • journal local = local newspaper

  • journal en ligne = online newspaper

These phrases are useful in reading, writing, shopping, or discussing news in French.

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