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How to Say ‘Yes, at the neighborhood school.’ in French

Oui, à l'école du quartier.

wee ah l' ay-KOHL dyoo kar-tee-ay

[wee ah l' ay-KOHL dyoo kar-tee-ay]

🇫🇷 In France: Most French children go to the public school assigned to their neighbourhood, so parents nearby often share the same school.

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, à l'école

wee ah l' ay-KOHL

Yes, at the school

Say 'wee, a lay-KOL'. Pause briefly after 'Oui'.

Example

Oui, à l'école primaire.

Yes, at the primary school.

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

école

[ay-KOHL]

school

The French noun for school.

Example

À l'école, la journée commence tôt.

At school, the day starts early.

du quartier.

dyoo kar-tee-ay

of the neighborhood.

'Du' is 'de' plus 'le'. Say 'du kar-TYAY' and round your lips for 'du'.

Example

Le boulanger du quartier.

The neighborhood baker.

Words in this phrase

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

quartier

[kar-tee-ay]

neighborhood

Refers to the local area or district where people live.

Example

Dans ce quartier, tout est proche.

In this neighborhood, everything is close.

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