French Conversation · Level 1
82 words
French word
radio
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁadjo/
Meaning
- feminine nounradio
Example
La radio diffuse de la musique.
The radio broadcasts music.
More examples
J'écoute la radio tous les matins.
I listen to the radio each morning.
Core concept
A public audio stream and the device that brings it into a room, with an X-ray image forming a separate familiar shorthand sense.
Common phrases
écouter la radio
listen to the radio
allumer la radio
switch on the radio
une station de radio
a radio station
Similar words
station: An organization that creates and sends radio programming.
poste: Equipment used to receive and listen to audio broadcasts.
chaîne: A broadcasting network or service with a consistent program lineup and policy.
diffusion: The widespread transmission of programs or other audio.
Definition in French
Organisation ou moyen de diffusion d'émissions sonores au public; le mot désigne aussi l'appareil récepteur et, familièrement, une radiographie.
Word origin
The noun developed in the twentieth century as a shortened form of French radio-related compounds such as radiodiffusion, built with radio- from Latin radius, 'ray.'
Usage tips
- French radio is pronounced roughly 'rah-dyoh,' with two syllables and a final sound like the vowel in 'go,' not like English 'RAY-dee-oh.'
Other meanings
- wirelessnoun
- X-raynoun
Opposites
- télévisiontelevisionnoun
Related words
- radiodiffusionradio broadcastingnoun
- radiophoniqueradio-relatedadjective