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French for Holidays
French for Holidays – Talking About Going Places in French
In this lesson, we learn how to say that you went to (or are going to) specific countries in French.
There are ten example expressions. You’ll notice that the construction ‘aller + to + country’ is used. The word for ‘to’ is ‘au’ and ‘aux’ for masculine and plural countries. For feminine countries, French uses ‘en.’
Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!
Review Vocabulary
Now we can see what we’ve learned.
Part 1
| English | French |
|---|---|
| I went to France. (male speaker) | Je suis allé en France. |
| I went to Denmark. (female speaker) | Je suis allée au Danemark. |
| He went to the Netherlands. | Il est allé aux Pays-Bas. |
| She went to the United Kingdom. | Elle est allée au Royaume-Uni. |
| We went to Germany. | Nous sommes allés en Allemagne. |
Part 2
| English | French |
|---|---|
| I am going to go to Canada. | Je vais aller au Canada. |
| I am going to go to the United States. | Je vais aller aux États-Unis. |
| He is going to go to Greece. | Il va aller en Grèce. |
| She is going to go to Mexico. | Elle va aller au Mexique. |
| They are going to go to Turkey. | Ils vont aller en Turquie. |
Flashcards
Go Deeper
If you want to expand your knowledge about this topic, explore any materials below.
Talking About Going Places in French
Give It a Go!
If you’d like to test your knowledge of what you’ve learned so far, you can select from any quizzes or activities below.
French Quiz – Word Recall – French for Holidays – Going Places
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