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V: General Traveling

General
il y a	there is, there are
l’aéroport (m.)	airport
l’autobus (m.)	bus
l’avion (m.)	aircraft, airplane
les bagages	baggage
le billet	ticket (for train, airplane)
le métro	subway, underground
la poste	post office
le taxi	taxi
le ticket	ticket (for bus, métro)
le train	train
la valise	suitcase
la voiture	car

Visiting Other Cities
1a	Tu es d'où? (informal)	Where are you from?
1b	D'où êtes-vous? (formal)
1c	Je suis de... (d')	I am from...

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V: Geography

Geography
the world	le monde
Political Geography
a city	une ville
a village	un village
a country	un pays
a state	un état
Natural Geography
river	le fleuve
mountain	la montagne
lake	le lac
ocean	l'océan (m)
Cardinal Directions
north	le nord
south	le sud
east	l'est
west	l'ouest

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G: Geography Prepositions

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Cities

• 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.

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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

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Masculine Regions

• all regions that do not end in a slient e are mascuiline

• 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.)
    
  • Je vais au Texas. - Je reviens du Texas.

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Masculine Countries Starting With a Consonant

• all countries that do not end in a silent e are masculine
• le Cambodge, le Mexique, le Zimbabwe, and le Mozambique are masculine

• au is used to say in, at, to for masculine countries beginning with a consonant
  • Je vais au Portugal. - I'm going to Portugal.
  • du is used to say from for masculine countries beginning with a consonant
  • Je reviens du Portugal. - I return from Portugal.

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Plural Countries

• aux, a contraction of à + les, is used to say in, to, as if a plural article is part of the name of a country
  • Je vais aux États-Unis. - I'm going to the United States. (pronounced aytahzoohnee)
• des, a contraction of de + les, is used to say from if a plural article is part of the name of a country
  • Je reviens des États-Unis. - I return from the United States.

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Masculine Countries Starting With a Vowel

• en is used to say in, at, to for all masculine countries beginning with a vowel
  • Je vais en Israël. - I'm going to Israel.
• d is used to say from for all masculine countries beginning with a vowel
  • Je reviens d' Israël. - I return from Israel.

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Check For Understanding

• Are all French countries ending in e feminine?
• What geographical areas use the preposition dans le?
• What prepositions do countries beginning with vowels use?
• What prepositions does the city of Quebec use? ...the province of Quebec?

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V: Airports and Airplanes

The Airport
l'aéroport (m)	airport (pronounced ahehrohpor)
le passeport	passport
un chariot	a (shopping/baggage) cart
les arrivées (f pl)	arrivals
les départs (m pl)	departures

Baggage
les bagages (f pl)	baggage
les bagages à main	carry-on baggage
la livraison des bagages	baggage claim
enregistrer (ses bagages)	to check in (one's baggage)

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