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How to Say ‘Your garden is beautiful.’ in French

Votre jardin est magnifique.

vot-ruh jar-dan eh mah-nyee-FEEK

[vot-ruh jar-dan eh mah-nyee-FEEK]

🇫🇷 In France: Complimenting the garden early is a safe, warm opener with a partner's mother. Stick with vous until she invites you to say tu.

Phrase Breakdown

Votre jardin

vot-ruh jar-dan

Your garden

'Votre' is the polite or plural 'your'. The final 'e' is barely heard, so say 'votr'. The 'n' in 'jardin' is not pronounced; the vowel is nasal.

Example

Votre jardin est grand.

Your garden is big.

Words in this phrase

Votre

[vot-ruh]

your

Belonging to you.

Example

Votre voiture est là.

Your car is there.

jardin

[jar-dan]

Garden

A piece of land next to or around a house where flowers and trees are grown.

Example

Le Jardin est en plein Paris.

The Garden is in the middle of Paris.

est magnifique.

eh mah-nyee-FEEK

is magnificent.

'Est' sounds like 'é'. In 'magnifique', 'gn' sounds like the 'ny' in 'canyon'.

Example

La vue est magnifique.

The view is magnificent.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

magnifique

[mah-nyee-FEEK]

magnificent / beautiful

Adjective meaning splendid, very beautiful; same form for masculine and feminine.

Example

La vue est magnifique.

The view is magnificent.

Guides for French learners

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