Popular Destination Names: French destinations
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Key Phrases
La Tour Eiffel
The Eiffel Tower
Le Musée du Louvre
The Louvre Museum
La Place de la Concorde
Concorde Square
Skills You'll Learn
Describing famous landmarks
Décrire des monuments célèbres
Understanding cultural references
Comprendre les références culturelles
Navigating tourist attractions
Naviguer dans les sites touristiques
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
La Tour Eiffel
lah toor eh-fel
The Eiffel Tower
La Cathédrale Notre-Dame
lah kah-teh-dral noh-truh dahm
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Le Musée du Louvre
luh mew-zay dew loovr
The Louvre Museum
Le Château de Versailles
luh sha-to duh ver-sigh
The Palace of Versailles
Le Mont Saint-Michel
luh mon san mi-shel
Mont Saint-Michel
La Côte d'Azur
la koht de ah-zyur
The French Riviera
💬 [D'] in [d'Azur] is just [de] shortened before a vowel. You will see this a lot in place names too: [de Avignon] becomes [d'Avignon].
See breakdown →Les Gorges du Verdon
lay gorzh dew ver-don
The Verdon Gorge
La Cité de Carcassonne
lah see-tay duh kar-kah-son
The City of Carcassonne
Les Arènes de Nîmes
lay ah-ren duh neem
The Arena of Nîmes
💬 The final [s] in [Les] is normally silent, but before a vowel it links into the next word: [Les Arènes] sounds like (lay-zah-ren). This happens all the time with [les] + a vowel sound.
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