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How to Say ‘You see the sea in the evening, with a little boat.’ in French

On voit la mer, le soir, avec un petit bateau.

ohn vwah lah mair Luh swahr ah-vek uhn puh-tee bah-TOH

[ohn vwah lah mair Luh swahr ah-vek uhn puh-tee bah-TOH]

Phrase Breakdown

On voit la mer,

ohn vwah lah mair

We see the sea,

Say 'ohn vwah la MAIR', then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

D'ici, on voit la mer.

From here, we see the sea.

Words in this phrase

[ohn]

we / one

Very common informal subject pronoun meaning 'we' in everyday spoken French.

Example

Si c’est trop bruyant ici, on peut bouger un peu.

If it’s too noisy here, we can move a little.

voit

[vwah]

sees

Third person of 'voir', to see.

Example

On voit un arbre.

We see a tree.

[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.

mer

[mair]

sea

Feminine noun for the sea.

Example

La mer est calme.

The sea is calm.

le soir,

Luh swahr

in the evening,

'le soir' means 'in the evening' with no extra preposition. Say 'luh SWAHR'.

Example

Je lis le soir.

I read in the evening.

Words in this phrase

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

soir

[swahr]

evening

Refers to the evening time, often after work or during an event.

Example

Ce soir, je vous envoie un message de remerciement.

This evening, I am sending you a thank-you message.

avec un petit bateau.

ah-vek uhn puh-tee bah-TOH

with a small boat.

Link 'avec' and 'un': 'ah-vek-uh(n) p'tee bah-TOH'.

Example

Un lac avec un petit bateau.

A lake with a small boat.

Words in this phrase

avec

[ah-vek]

with

A preposition indicating accompaniment or association.

Example

Je suis avec elle.

I am with her.

[uhn]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Un casque est important pour le roller.

A helmet is important for inline skating.

petit

[puh-tee]

small / little

Describes something as small in size or modest.

Example

Un petit gâteau avec une bougie serait parfait.

A small cake with a candle would be perfect.

bateau

[bah-TOH]

boat

Masculine noun; plural 'bateaux'.

Example

Le bateau quitte le port.

The boat leaves the port.

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