french

north
south
east
west
le nord
le sud
l'est
l'ouest
Audio : French native speaker
Audio : French native speaker
G: Geography Prepositions
Cities
French native speaker
à is used to say in, at, to
Je vais à Paris. - I'm going to Paris
de is used to say from.
Je reviens de Paris. - I return from Paris.
cities that have articles as part of their names contract with the preposition if the city is masculine.
le Caire - Je vais au Caire. - Je reviens du Caire.
le Havre - Je vais au Havre. - Je reviens du Havre.
la Nouvelle-Orléans - Je vais à la Nouvelle-Orléans. - Je reviens de la Nouvelle-Orléans.
Feminine Regions, Countries, and Continents
Most geographical areas are feminine
Every French geographical area that ends in -e is feminine, with one or two exceptions.
Every continent is feminine.
en is used to say in, at, to for all feminine geographical areas except cities
Je vais en France. - I go to France.
de is used to say from for all feminine geographical areas except cities
Je reviens de France. - I return from France.
de is contracted to d' when followed by a vowel.
Je vais en Espagne. - Je reviens d' Espagne
Masculine Regions
all regions that do not end in a slient e are mascuiline
Audio : French native speaker
dans le is used to say in, at, to for most masculine regions, provinces, and states
Je vais dans le Limousin. - I'm going to Limousin.
du, a contraction of de + le, is used to say from for most regions, provinces, and states
Je reviens du Limousin. - I return from Limousin.
If a region is thought of or considered as its own sovereign state, au is used instead of dans le
Je vais au Québec. - Je reviens du Québec. (Note: This is for the province of Québec. For the
city of Québec, Je vais à Québec should be used. - Je reviens de Québec.)