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| ======En France, au Canada, aux États-Unis ====== | ======En France, au Canada, aux États-Unis ====== | ||
| - | In France, in Canada, in the United States | + | //In France, in Canada, in the United States// |
| =====Introduction===== | =====Introduction===== | ||
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| =====Construction===== | =====Construction===== | ||
| - | En français, les pays sont masculins ou féminins et on utilise l’article | + | In French, countries have masculine and feminine forms, so we use « le » or « la » |
| - | * La France est un pays d’Europe. | + | * <color deeppink> |
| - | * Le Canada est un pays d’Amérique du Nord. | + | * //France is a European country.// |
| + | * <color blue>Le Canada</ | ||
| + | * //Canada is a North American country.// | ||
| - | Pour les pays avec une voyelle, on utilise l’article « l’ » | + | For countries starting with a vowel, we use the article « l’ » |
| - | * L’Angola est un pays d’Afrique. | + | * <color blue>L’Angola</ |
| - | * L’Islande est un pays du Nord. | + | * //Angola is an African country.// |
| - | + | * <color deeppink> | |
| - | + | * //Iceland is a Northern country.// | |
| - | Quelques pays sont à la forme pluriel. On utilise l’article « les » : | + | |
| - | * Les Philippines sont un pays d’Asie. | + | |
| + | Some countries have plural forms. So we use the article “les”: | ||
| + | * <color purple> | ||
| + | * //The Philippines are an Asian country.// | ||
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| - | « en » is often used with countries that are **feminine** in French. | + | When we talk about a country where we live, or where we’re going, we use the prepositions |
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| + | « <color deeppink> | ||
| <color deeppink> | <color deeppink> | ||
| - | //Belgium : I work / I live in Belgium// | + | //Belgium : I work / I live in Belgium. I go to Belgium. |
| <color deeppink> | <color deeppink> | ||
| - | //Thailand : I work / I live in Thailand// | + | //Thailand : I work / I live in Thailand. I go to Thailand. |
| <color deeppink> | <color deeppink> | ||
| - | //Sweden : I work / I live in Sweden// | + | //Sweden : I work / I live in Sweden. I go to Sweden.// |
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| - | | + | |
| - | <color deeppink> | + | <color deeppink> |
| - | //Italy : I work / I live in Italy// | + | //Italy : I work / I live in Italy. I go to Italy.// |
| <color blue> | <color blue> | ||
| - | //Angola : I work / I live in Angola// | + | //Angola : I work / I live in Angola. I go to Angola.// |
| <color deeppink > | <color deeppink > | ||
| - | //South Africa : I work / I live in South Africa// | + | //South Africa : I work / I live in South Africa. I go to South Africa.// |
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| - | On utilise | + | |
| + | "<color blue>**au**</ | ||
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| <color blue> | <color blue> | ||
| + | |||
| + | //Japan: I work/I live in Japan. I go to Japan.// | ||
| <color blue> | <color blue> | ||
| + | //Portugal: I work/I live in Portugal. I go to Portugal.// | ||
| <color blue> | <color blue> | ||
| + | //Mexico: I work/I live in Mexico. I go to Mexico.// | ||
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| - | On utilise | + | |
| + | "<color purple> | ||
| <color purple> | <color purple> | ||
| + | |||
| + | //The Philippines: | ||
| <color purple> | <color purple> | ||
| + | |||
| + | //The United States: I work/I live in the United States. I go to the United States.// | ||
| <color purple> | <color purple> | ||
| + | //The Netherlands: | ||
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| + | =====Note===== | ||
| + | We use the same rule for continents | ||
| + | * en Europe | ||
| + | * en Asie (//in Asia//) | ||
| + | for States | ||
| + | * au Nevada (//in Nevada// | ||
| + | and for regions | ||
| + | * en Bourgogne (//in Bourgogne// | ||
| [[fr: | [[fr: | ||