Milky Way Galaxy and the Solar System in French
When you were a child, one of the “most” common topics is speaking about the planets. You can study about the list of the nine planets here Names of all the planets in French with example sentences. Is that all that you need to know? What about describing something as simple as a comet or the entire universe? Of course you need to know the vocabulary necessary to describe the moon and the stars in French, comets and asteroids in French, Universe in French etc.
A simple example for its importance: You’re lying down in the grass with your partner and you and you want to romantically describe “THE GORGEOUS MILKY WAY AND THE DEPTHS OF SPACE”. And your partner turns out to be a gorgeous (or handsome) French dude / dudette. You know it’s a sure homerun if you speak romantically about the infinite depths of Space in French. You need to explain the beauty in French. How do you do that? Simple… know the words for the universe in French and then string them together with some grammar.
Topics:
- How to say Universe in French?
- How to say Solar System and Milky Way Galaxy in French?
- Space objects such as asteroids, comets and meteors in French?
- Space related inventions?
The milky way galaxy and the solar system in French
- WORD: The French translation for “The Universe” is “L’univers”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “The universe is not infinite.” à L’univers n’est pas infini.
- WORD: The French word for “The Galaxy” is “La galaxie”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “Milky Way is a Galaxy.” à La Voie lactée est une galaxie.
- WORD: The French translation for “Solar System” is “le système solaire”
- EXAMPLE SENTENCE: “Our Solar system has nine planets.” à Notre système solaire compte neuf planètes.
Asteroids, comets and meteors in French
Ok now that you are convinced that you can’t be talking about the nine planets all the time and that you need talk about Meteors in French, the universe, the galaxy, the stars and what not in French, we now know the next logical step.
Sometimes, you need to be more generic in cases when talking to acquaintances. Sometimes you need to be very specific when talking to friends and you are to deep dive into many a topic.
| The universe in English | Universe in French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
| The Milky Way | La voie Lactée | There are billions of stars in the milky way. | Il y a des milliards d’étoiles dans la voie lactée. |
| The universe | L’univers | The universe has many galaxues. | L’univers a beaucoup de galaxies. |
| The galaxy | La galaxie | The artist painted a picture of the galaxy. | L’artiste a peint une image de la galaxie. |
| The solar system | Le système solaire | The solar system has nine planets | Le système solaire compte neuf planètes |
| The comet | La comète | A comet is faster than an asteroid. | Une comète est plus rapide qu’un astéroïde. |
| The meteor | Le météore | I saw a meteor yesterday. | J’ai vu un météore hier. |
| The asteroid | L’astéroïde | We have an asteroid in our school. | Nous avons un astéroïde dans notre école. |
| The meteoroid | Le météoroïde | We sold the meteoroid | Nous avons vendu le météoroïde |
| The black hole | Le trou noir | Stephen Hawking studied about black holes. | Stephen Hawking a étudié les trous noirs. |
| The Northern lights | Les lumières du nord | I want to see the northern lights. | Je veux voir les aurores boréales. |
| The orbit | L’orbite | The orbit is elliptical. | L’orbite est elliptique. |
| Gravity | La gravité | Newton discovered gravity. | Newton a découvert la gravité. |
| Astronomy | Astronomie | I study Astronomy in Harvard. | J’étudie l’astronomie à Harvard. |
One more set of examples
| The universe in English | Universe in French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
| The Milky Way | La voie Lactée | The French astronomer studies about the milky way. | L’astronome Français étudie la voie lactée. |
| The universe | L’univers | God created the universe. | Dieu a créé l’univers. |
| The galaxy | La galaxie | The Andromeda Galaxy is bigger than the Milky Way Galaxy. | La galaxie d’Andromède est plus grande que la galaxie de la Voie lactée. |
| The solar system | Le système solaire | The sun is the centre of the solar system. | Le soleil est le centre du système solaire. |
| The comet | La comète | Do comets have names? | Les comètes ont-elles des noms? |
| The meteor | Le météore | The museum has found many meteors and meteoroids. | Le musée a trouvé de nombreux météores et météoroïdes. |
| The asteroid | L’astéroïde | The nuclear bomb destroyed the asteroid. | La bombe nucléaire a détruit l’astéroïde. |
| The meteoroid | Le météoroïde | What is the difference between a meteoroid and an asteroid? | Quelle est la différence entre un météoroïde et un astéroïde? |
| The black hole | Le trou noir | There are many black holes in the universe. | Il existe de nombreux trous noirs dans l’univers. |
| The Northern lights | les aurores boréales | You can see the Northern lights from Norway. | Vous pouvez voir les aurores boréales depuis la Norvège. |
| The orbit | L’orbite | The satellite is in an elliptical orbit. | Le satellite est sur une orbite elliptique. |
| Gravity | La gravité | If there was no gravity, humans would fly. | S’il n’y avait pas de gravité, les humains voleraient. |
| Astronomy | Astronomie | The French woman loves Astronomy. | La Française aime l’Astronomie. |
French Space related inventions
Space is filled with wondrous inventions made by man. Today we are going to study not only about planets in French or the universe in French; we are also going to study about the various man made inventions which help us study the universe and its wondrous secrets.
In this section, we will be learning about the list of all tools and inventions in French related to space with a couple of examples thrown in.
| The universe in English | Universe in French | English Sentences | French Sentences |
| The space station | La station spatiale | The international space station was built in 1998 | La station spatiale internationale a été construite en 1998 |
| The satellite | Le satellite | SpaceX has launched over four hundred satellites | SpaceX a lancé plus de quatre cents satellites |
| The rocket | La fusée | NASA launches rockets every year. | La NASA lance des fusées chaque année. |
| The rocket fuel | Le carburant de fusée | Rocket fuel is very expensive | Le carburant de fusée coûte très cher |
| The spaceship | Le vaisseau spatial | John wanted to make a spaceship. | John voulait faire un vaisseau spatial. |
| The space shuttle | La navette spatiale | The space shuttle exploded. | La navette spatiale a explosé. |
| The space suit | La combinaison spatiale | Buzz Aldrin owns a space suit. | Buzz Aldrin possède une combinaison spatiale. |
| The oxygen cylinder | La bouteille d’oxygène | Scuba divers and astronauts carry an oxygen cylinder. | Les plongeurs et les astronautes portent une bouteille d’oxygène. |
| The telescope | Le télescope | The young boy loves his telescope. | Le jeune garçon adore son télescope. |
| The Hubble telescope | Le télescope Hubble | The Hubble telescope is thirty years old. | Le télescope Hubble a trente ans. |
