Prepositions of place: à, chez and en in French

Jojo dîne au restaurant means “Jojo is dining at the restaurant”. We use au À + article (at the, to the) before a masculine place name (here: le restaurant). Another example: Nadia est au centre commercial (Nadia is at the shopping mall).

Tu vas à la boulangerie means “You're going to the bakery”. We use à la (to the, at the) À + article in front of a feminine place name (here: la boulangerie). Another example: tu restes dîner à la maison ? (Are you staying at home for dinner?).

Nadia habite chez Anna (Nadia lives at Anna's place). We use chez (to, at) before a person's name (here: Anna), a profession or a word like moi (me), toi (you), etc. PRONOMS TONIQUES. Examples: tu vis chez tes parents ? (do you live with your parents?, literally “do you live at your parents' place?”); Emma va chez le boucher (Emma is going to the butcher's).

Betty vit à Paris (Betty lives in Paris). We always use à (in, to) before the name of a town or city. Example: tu pars à Rome demain ? (are you off to Rome tomorrow?).

Mon frère part aux États-Unis (My brother is off to the United States). We use aux À + article (to the, in the) in front of a plural country name like les États-Unis. Another example: nous vivons aux Philippines (we live in the Philippines).

J'habite en France (I live in France). We use en (in, to) in front of a feminine country name (here: France). Another example: ma copine vit en Suisse (my girlfriend lives in Switzerland).

Nadia a rendez-vous chez le coiffeur (Nadia has an appointment at the hairdresser). We use chez (at, to) in front of the name of a profession (like le coiffeur). Example: Jojo va chez le dentiste (Jojo is going to the dentist).

We use à (at, to, in) and its derivatives to indicate a specific location. We can't use it with the name of a profession like le coiffeur (the hairdresser). Example: Anna a rendez-vous à l'hôpital (Anna has an appointment at the hospital).

We use au (to the, at the) in front of a specific masculine place name. We can't use it with the name of a profession like le coiffeur (the hairdresser). Example: Caroline fait ses courses au supermarché (Caroline does her shopping at the supermarket).

Nous sommes au cinéma (We are at the movies). We use au À + article (to the, at the) before a masculine place name such as le cinéma. Another example: les enfants vont au cirque (the kids are going to the circus).

We use à (to, in) without an article in front of the name of a town or city, for example, not in front of a masculine place name such as le cinéma. Example: tu viens bientôt à Paris ? (are you coming to Paris soon?).

We use chez (at, to) in front of the name of a person or profession. We can't use it with a precise place name like le cinéma. Example: Marie est chez sa mère (Marie is at her mother's house).

Théo est à l'aéroport (Théo is at the airport). We use à + l' À + article (at the, to the) before a masculine or feminine place name that starts with a vowel, such as l'aéroport. Another example: ton fils est à l'école ? (your son is at school?).

We use au (to the, at the) before a masculine place name, except if it starts with a vowel like l'aéroport (the airport). Example: nous allons au marché (we're going to the market).

We use en (in, to) in front of a country name, for example, but not in front of the name of a specific place like l'aéroport. Example: ma tante habite en Espagne (my aunt lives in Spain).

Jojo dîne au restaurant means “Jojo is dining at the restaurant”. We use au À + article (at the, to the) before a masculine place name (here: le restaurant). Another example: Nadia est au centre commercial (Nadia is at the shopping mall).

Tu vas à la boulangerie means “You're going to the bakery”. We use à la (to the, at the) À + article in front of a feminine place name (here: la boulangerie). Another example: tu restes dîner à la maison ? (Are you staying at home for dinner?).

Nadia habite chez Anna (Nadia lives at Anna's place). We use chez (to, at) before a person's name (here: Anna), a profession or a word like moi (me), toi (you), etc. PRONOMS TONIQUES. Examples: tu vis chez tes parents ? (do you live with your parents?, literally “do you live at your parents' place?”); Emma va chez le boucher (Emma is going to the butcher's).

Betty vit à Paris (Betty lives in Paris). We always use à (in, to) before the name of a town or city. Example: tu pars à Rome demain ? (are you off to Rome tomorrow?).

Mon frère part aux États-Unis (My brother is off to the United States). We use aux À + article (to the, in the) in front of a plural country name like les États-Unis. Another example: nous vivons aux Philippines (we live in the Philippines).

J'habite en France (I live in France). We use en (in, to) in front of a feminine country name (here: France). Another example: ma copine vit en Suisse (my girlfriend lives in Switzerland).