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How to Say ‘I live on the second floor.’ in French

J'habite au deuxième étage.

zhem ah-BEET oh duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH

[zhem ah-BEET oh duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH]

💬 Usage Tip: J' is je squeezed before a vowel sound, and it never stands alone. The silent h in habite counts as a vowel here.

Phrase Breakdown

J'habite

zhem ah-BEET

I live

'Je' becomes 'J'' before a silent 'h'. Say 'zha-BEET', and don't pronounce the 'h'.

Example

J'habite à Paris.

I live in Paris.

Words in this phrase

J'

[zhem]

I (contracted form of « je »)

« Je » becomes « J’ » before a vowel: « J’aime » = “I like/I love”. Very frequent for opinions about anime.

Example

J' aime ce studio d’animation.

I like this animation studio.

habite

[ah-BEET]

live

Form of the verb 'habiter' (to live, reside) used with 'je' or 'il/elle'.

Example

Elle habite à Paris.

She lives in Paris.

au deuxième étage.

oh duh-ZYEM ay-TAHZH

on the second floor.

'Au' (oh) means 'on the'. Say 'oh duh-ZYEM ay-TAZH'. In France, the 'premier étage' is the floor above the ground floor.

Example

Le bureau est au deuxième étage.

The office is on the second floor.

Words in this phrase

au

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

deuxième

[duh-ZYEM]

second

Ordinal number meaning number two in a sequence.

Example

C'est la deuxième maison.

It's the second house.

étage

[ay-TAHZH]

floor

A masculine noun for a level or storey of a building.

Example

Mon appartement est au troisième étage.

My apartment is on the third floor.

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