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Talking about where you live in French Tu habites
dans un appartement, ou dans une maison? Do you live in a house or in a flat? Moi? J'habite dans une maison - Me? I live in a house. And if you want to describe your home then the adjectives you use must agree with the nouns. For masculine nouns this means the adjectives stay the same. Mon appartement est petit
- My flat is small. For feminine nouns like la maison the adjective you use needs to add an -e on the end. Ma maison est petite - My house is small. Il y a is a really useful phrase - it means there is or there are. Dans ma ville il y a un
café - In my town there is a cafe. Il y a un collège dans ma ville - There is a school in my town. C’est ma ville! - That’s my town! Talking about types of houses and their locationTo ask someone where they live, you can use the following question:
To say where you or other people live, use the correct form of habiter (to live) followed by the type of house/flat. You can also give details about the location of your house/flat. For example:
To build more sentences to describe where you live, click on the downloadable vocabulary list below: You can describe your house using adjectives such as grand(e) (big), petit(e) (small), moderne (modern), vieux/vieille (old). Most adjectives need to go after the noun in French, but some adjectives go before the noun. These are often called the BAGS adjectives. BAGS stands for Beauty, Age, Goodness and Size, and examples of these adjectives are:
Where I live - places in the townTo ask someone what there is in their town, you can say:
To reply, you can say dans ma ville, il y a (in my town, there is/there are) or il n’y a pas de (there is no) and then say what there is (or isn’t) in your town. For example:
For more examples on what there is to do where you live, go to the downloadable useful vocabulary list above. My local area - what can you do?To ask someone what they can do in their town, you can say:
To answer and talk about what you can do in a town, you can use on peut (you can), followed by an infinitive such as aller (to go), regarder (to watch) or jouer (to play).
Activities in the town in the pastTo talk about what you did in your town in the past, use the passé composé(perfect tense). This is formed by using the subject, such as je (I), the correct form of avoir (to have) or être (to be) and a past participle. You can also use time phrases. Here are some useful past time phrases:
For example:
Activities in the town in the futureTo talk about what you are going to do in your town in the future, you need to use the correct form of aller (to go) and an infinitive. You can also use time phrases. Here are some useful future time phrases:
For example:
QuizRead the following passage about where Léa lives and answer the questions in this short quiz. J’habite dans une petite maison dans le centre-ville. Dans ma ville, il y a beaucoup de magasins et un musée. On peut aussi aller au parc et on peut manger au restaurant. Hier, j’ai fait des courses au supermarché et demain, je vais aller à la piscine. Where next?Discover more from around Bitesize. How do you describe where you live in French?To talk about the country or city you live in, we will say “j'habite en/au/aux/à”. So let's see together when do you use “en”, “au, “aux and ” à”. “En” is used for countries that are feminine “j'habite en France” (I live in France), “France” is female, we say “la France”.
How do you respond to where do you live in French?Respond to the question. Ingrid: Où habitez-vous? Jessi: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. Ingrid: Où habitez-vous?
How do you say my address in French?2) Your address (votre adresse)
If someone wants to ask for your address, she/he will ask you: Quelle est votre adresse ?
Where do you live in French informal pronunciation?"where do you live?" in French
Où habites-tu ? Où habitez-vous ?
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