Module 4 of the free French course (CEFR A2, completed), lesson 24 of 30: Countries and cities take little words too: en France, au Canada, aux États-Unis, à Paris, à Montréal. On this page: 8 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 24.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| la France | France | lah FRAH(n)S |
| en France | in/to France | ah(n) FRAH(n)S |
| au Canada | in/to Canada | oh kah-nah-DAH |
| les États-Unisplural | the United States | lay zay-tah-zew-NEE |
| aux États-Unis | in/to the United States | oh zay-tah-zew-NEE |
| à Paris | in/to Paris | ah pah-REE |
| la carte | the map / the card | lah KAHRT |
| le monde | the world | luh MOH(n)D |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
Countries and cities take little words too: en France, au Canada, aux États-Unis, à Paris, à Montréal. En for feminine countries, au for masculine, à for cities.
Je viens du Canada. Elle habite en France. Nous allons aux États-Unis.
en for feminine countries (en France), au for masculine ones (au Canada), aux for plurals (aux États-Unis), à for cities (à Paris).
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