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How to Say ‘To the Gare de Lyon’ in French

À la gare de Lyon

ah lah gahr duh lee-OHN

[ah lah gahr duh lee-OHN]

💬 Usage Tip: À la covers both "to" and "at" a place. Swap the place: à la poste "to the post office", à l'aéroport "to the airport".

Phrase Breakdown

À la gare

ah lah gahr

To the station

'À la' means 'to the' before a feminine noun. 'Gare' means train station.

Example

Je vais à la gare.

I'm going to the station.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

to / at

Very common preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or used in many set expressions like 'à bientôt'.

Example

À demain !

See you tomorrow!

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

gare

[gahr]

station

Usually refers to a train station in everyday travel French.

Example

Dans la ville, je demande « Où est la gare ? ».

In town, I ask “Where is the station?”

de Lyon

duh lee-OHN

of Lyon (Gare de Lyon)

Part of the name of a Paris station. 'Lyon' is said 'lee-ON' with a nasal ending; the 'n' is not pronounced.

Example

Le train de Lyon arrive.

The train from Lyon is arriving.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

of / from

Common preposition used after many adjectives and expressions, including proche de.

Example

Cette matière est de qualité et utile dans ma démarche.

This material is of quality and useful in my approach.

Lyon

[lee-OHN]

Lyon

A large city in south-east France.

Example

Je vais à Lyon demain.

I'm going to Lyon tomorrow.

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