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How to Say ‘I love hiking and photography.’ in French

J'adore la randonnée et la photo.

zhay ah-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY eh lah foh-TOH

[zhay ah-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY eh lah foh-TOH]

Phrase Breakdown

J'adore la randonnée

zhay ah-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY

I love hiking

French uses 'la' with hobbies after 'adorer'. Say it smoothly: 'zha-DOR lah rahn-doh-NAY'.

Example

J'adore la musique.

I love music.

Words in this phrase

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

adore

[ah-DOR]

love

Form of 'adorer': to really love something or someone.

Example

J'adore le football.

I love football.

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

randonnée

[rahn-doh-NAY]

long-distance tour / hike

A long outing; in skating, touring over long distances.

Example

La randonnée dure trois heures.

The tour lasts three hours.

et la photo.

eh lah foh-TOH

and photography.

'Et' sounds like 'ay' and its 't' is never pronounced. 'La photo' is short for 'la photographie': 'ay lah foh-TOH'.

Example

J'aime la photo.

I like photography.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and

Joins two thoughts or questions together.

Example

Et vous êtes venu aussi?

And did you come too?

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

photo

[foh-TOH]

photo

Short for 'photographie', a picture; feminine noun.

Example

Je prends une photo du bébé.

I'm taking a photo of the baby.

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