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How to Say ‘Just past the bakery’ in French

Juste après la boulangerie

ZHoost ah-preh lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE

[ZHoost ah-preh lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE]

💬 Usage Tip: Après means after in time, but with places it means past or just beyond. Juste avant "just before" works the same way.

Phrase Breakdown

Juste après

ZHoost ah-preh

Just after

Say 'zhust a-PREH'. The 's' and 't' of 'juste' are both pronounced.

Example

Juste après le pont.

Just after the bridge.

Words in this phrase

Juste

[ZHoost]

Just

Indicates only or simply; emphasis on proximity.

Example

Il se tient juste à côté.

He stands just beside.

après

[ah-preh]

after

Following in time or order.

Example

Après le dîner, nous avons discuté.

After dinner, we talked.

la boulangerie

lah boo-lahn-zhuh-REE

the bakery

Say 'la boo-lahn-zhuh-REE'. The 'an' is nasal.

Example

Je vais à la boulangerie.

I'm going to the bakery.

Words in this phrase

[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.

Guides for French learners

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