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How to Say ‘At the end of the corridor’ in French

Au fond du couloir

oh fohn dyoo koo-LWAR

[oh fohn dyoo koo-LWAR]

💬 Usage Tip: au is à + le merged, and du is de + le merged. French always fuses these pairs.

Phrase Breakdown

Au fond

oh fohn

At the end

Say it as 'oh fon', with a nasal 'on'. It means 'at the back' or 'at the end'.

Example

Les toilettes sont au fond.

The toilets are at the back.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

fond

[fohn]

back / far end

The rear part of a place.

Example

Il est assis au fond du restaurant.

He's sitting at the back of the restaurant.

du couloir

dyoo koo-LWAR

of the corridor

'Du' is 'de + le'. 'Couloir' is pronounced 'koo-lwar'.

Example

La porte du couloir est fermée.

The corridor door is closed.

Words in this phrase

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

couloir

[koo-LWAR]

aisle / corridor

Masculine noun for a passage; on a plane, the aisle seat.

Example

Je préfère une place côté couloir.

I prefer an aisle seat.

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