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How to Say ‘Next to the bakery’ in French

À côté de la boulangerie

AH koh-TAY duh lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE

[AH koh-TAY duh lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE]

💬 Usage Tip: Before a masculine noun, de le squeezes into du: à côté du métro "next to the metro".

Phrase Breakdown

À côté

AH koh-TAY

Next to

'À côté de' means next to. The 'ô' is a closed 'o' sound.

Example

J'habite à côté.

I live next door.

Words in this phrase

[AH]

at / next (in 'à côté de')

Preposition; with 'côté de' it forms 'next to'.

Example

J'habite à côté du parc.

I live next to the park.

côté

[koh-TAY]

side

Noun meaning side; 'd'à côté' means next door / nearby.

Example

Le café est juste à côté.

The café is right next door.

de la boulangerie

duh lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE

the bakery

'De' links to 'à côté'. 'Boulangerie' is said 'boo-lan-zhree'.

Example

Je vais à la boulangerie.

I'm going to the bakery.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

boulangerie

[boo-lahn-zhuh-REE]

bakery

Feminine noun: shop selling bread and pastries.

Example

J'achète du pain à la boulangerie.

I buy bread at the bakery.

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