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======En France, au Canada, aux États-Unis ====== //In France, in Canada, in the United States// =====Introduction===== Vous habitez **en** France, monsieur Legrand ? //Do you live in France, Mr. Legrand?// Non j'habite **au** Canada, et je travaille souvent **aux** États-Unis. //No, I live in Canada, and I often work in the United States//. =====Construction===== In French, countries have masculine and feminine forms, so we use « le » or « la » * <color deeppink>La France</color> est un pays d’Europe. * //France is a European country.// * <color blue>Le Canada</color> est un pays d’Amérique du Nord. * //Canada is a North American country.// For countries starting with a vowel, we use the article « l’ » * <color blue>L’Angola</color> est un pays d’Afrique. * //Angola is an African country.// * <color deeppink>L’Islande</color> est un pays du Nord. * //Iceland is a Northern country.// Some countries have plural forms. So we use the article “les”: * <color purple>Les Philippines</color> sont un pays d’Asie. * //The Philippines are an Asian country.// \\ \\ When we talk about a country where we live, or where we’re going, we use the prepositions « en », « au » or « aux » « <color deeppink>**en**</color> » is used with countries that are **feminine** in French. <color deeppink>**La**</color> Belgique : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color deeppink>**en**</color> Belgique. //Belgium : I work / I live in Belgium. I go to Belgium. // <color deeppink>**La**</color> Thaïlande : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color deeppink>**en**</color> Thaïlande. //Thailand : I work / I live in Thailand. I go to Thailand. // <color deeppink>**La**</color> Suède : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color deeppink>**en**</color> Suède. //Sweden : I work / I live in Sweden. I go to Sweden.// \\ \\ « **__en__**» is used with countries that start with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u, y). <color deeppink>**L’**</color>**__I__**talie : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color deeppink>**en**</color> Italie. //Italy : I work / I live in Italy. I go to Italy.// <color blue>**L’**</color>Angola : je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color blue>**en**</color> Angola. //Angola : I work / I live in Angola. I go to Angola.// <color deeppink >**L’**</color>Afrique du Sud: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color deeppink >**en**</color> l’Afrique du Sud. //South Africa : I work / I live in South Africa. I go to South Africa.// \\ \\ "<color blue>**au**</color>" is used with countries that are **masculine** in French. <color blue>**Le**</color> Japon: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color blue>**au**</color> Japon. //Japan: I work/I live in Japan. I go to Japan.// <color blue>**Le**</color> Portugal: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color blue>**au**</color> Portugal. //Portugal: I work/I live in Portugal. I go to Portugal.// <color blue>**Le**</color> Mexique: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color blue>**au**</color> Mexique. //Mexico: I work/I live in Mexico. I go to Mexico.// \\ \\ "<color purple>**aux**</color>" is used with countries that are **plural** in French. <color purple>**Les**</color> Philippines: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color purple>**aux**</color> Philippines. //The Philippines: I work/I live in the Philippines. I go to the Philippines.// <color purple>**Les**</color> États-Unis: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color purple>**aux**</color> États-Unis. //The United States: I work/I live in the United States. I go to the United States.// <color purple>**Les**</color> Pays-Bas: je travaille/ j’habite/je vais .... <color purple>**aux**</color> Pays-Bas. //The Netherlands: I work/I live in the Netherlands. I go to the Netherlands.// =====Note===== We use the same rule for continents * en Europe (//in Europe//) * en Asie (//in Asia//) for States * au Nevada (//in Nevada//) and for regions * en Bourgogne (//in Bourgogne//) [[fr:grammaire:construction_phrase:prepositions:expression_lieu:sommaire|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]