Question | Answer |
les montagnes | the mountains |
l'île | the island |
le fleuve | the river |
la mer | the sea |
l'océan | the ocean |
le lac | the lac |
la forêt | the forest |
la plage | the beach |
le désert | the desert |
le parc | the park |
le stade | the stadium (like where the Pats play!) |
le concert | the concert |
la discothèque | the disco/dance club |
le théâtre | the theater - place to see live performances |
le cinéma | the cinema - like Reel Pizza |
le café | the café, a place where you might have a ligh bight and a drink |
le restaurant | the restaurant |
l'hôpital | the hospital |
le supermarché | the supermarket, like Shaw's or Hannaford's |
le marché | an open air/farmer's market |
la fête | the party |
la bibliothèque | the library (BORROW books) |
la librarie | the bookstore (BUY books - false cognate) |
le gymnase | the gym - think Crossfit! |
le lycée | the high school (pronounce "lee SAY") |
l'école | the school (like TES) |
le musée | the museum (pronounce "moo ZAY") |
le centre commercial | the mall |
le magasin | the store (like TJ Maxx or Cadillac Mountain Sports) |
l'église | Catholic church - Christian worship |
le temple | Protestant church - Christian worship |
la mosquée | mosque - Muslim worship |
la synagogue | synagogue/temple - Jewish worship |
la ville | the city (Portland, Boston, Paris) |
le village | the town; the village (Trenton, Southwest Harbor) |
la campagne | the country (side) |
le pays | the country (like France, USA) pronounce pay YEE |
la ferme | the farm |
la station d'hiver | the winter resort (like Sugarloaf) |
la station balnéaire | the seaside resort (think Key West in Florida) |
la piscine | the pool |
la patinoire | the ice skating rink |
l'aéroport | the airport |
la gare | the train station |
l'hôtel | the hotel |
la banque | the bank |
le camping | the campground |
la station service | the service station |
la pharmacie | the pharmacie |
le bureau de poste | the post office |
l'état | the state (like Maine, Louisiana) |
le garage | the garage |
l'hôtel de ville | the town office |