les adverbes de lieu
Adverbs of place or location describe where an action occurs. “The children play outside”, “I’m going over there.” The following list also includes some adverbial expressions.
| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
| à cet endroit | in this place |
| à côté | next to |
| à deux heures d'ici | two hours from here |
| à deux kilomètres d'ici | two kilometers from here |
| à droite | to/on the right |
| à gauche | to/on the left |
| ailleurs | elsewhere, somewhere else |
| auprès | next to |
| autour | around |
| ça et là | here and there |
| d'ailleurs | besides |
| dedans | inside |
| dehors | outside |
| derrière | behind |
| dessous | under |
| dessus | above, over |
| devant | in front of |
| en bas | down, downstairs |
| en haut | up, upstairs |
| ici | here |
| là | there |
| Là-bas | over there |
| loin | far |
| nimporte où | anywhere |
| nulle part | nowhere |
| nulle part ailleurs | nowhere else |
| partout | everywhere |
| partout ailleurs | everywhere else |
| près | near |
| quelque part | somewhere |
| tout droit | straight ahead |
example sentences of French adverbs of location
- Les enfants jouent dehors. The kids are playing outside.
- Va ailleurs! Go somewhere else!
- Le taxi tourne à droite. The taxi is taking a right.
- Continue tout droit. Keep going straight ahead.
- La voiture est devant la maison. The car is in front of the house.
- Le chien est derrière la maison. The dog is behind the house.
- Il y a des fleurs autour de la maison. There are flowers around the house.
- Il y a des arbres partout. There are trees everywhere.
- J’habite à côté de l’eglise. I live next to the church.
- Nous habitons loin du centre-ville. We live far from downtown.
- Tu habites près de la mer. You live near the sea.
- Ma chemise est quelque part mais je ne sais pas ou. My shirt is somewhere but I don’t know where.
- Il y a des pissenlit çà et là dans notre pelouse. There are dandelions here and there in our lawn.
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