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Prepositions with geographical names

To express in or to with a geographical name, the preposition var ies in French. With cities, the 

preposition à is used.

Nous sommes à Dakar. 

  We are in Dakar.

Je vais à Paris en mars. 

  I am going to Paris in March.

Cities are usually not preceded by an article. Some exceptions are La Nouvelle-OrléansLe 



HavreLa RochelleLe Mans, and Le Caire.

Ils vivent au Caire depuis dix ans. 

  They have been living in Cairo for 10 years.

Il va chaque année à La Rochelle. 

  He goes every year to La Rochelle.

With countries, states, and provinces, the preposition changes ac cording to gender, number, 

and the initial sound of the word that follows.

en  

feminine


en  

masculine beginning with a vowel



au  

masculine beginning with a consonant



aux plural

Elle voyagera en Allemagne puis en Italie.    She’ll travel to Germany, then to Italy.

Ils ont vécu en Iran et en Afghanistan. 

  They lived in Iran and in Afghanistan.

J’ai travaillé au Japon et au Brésil. 

  I worked in Japan and Brazil.

Irez-vous aux États-Unis cet été? 

  Will you go to the United States this summer?

Continents are feminine in French. Provinces and states ending in -e are also feminine, with 

a few exceptions, like le Mexique and le Cambodge.

Elle travaille pour MSF (Médecins Sans     She is working for Doctors Without Borders  

Frontières) en Afrique. 

    in Africa.

Le président se rendra au Mexique la  

  The president will go to Mexico next week. 

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