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How to Say ‘I am going to the Alps.’ in French

Je vais dans les Alpes.

zhuh vay dahn leh ALP

[zhuh vay dahn leh ALP]

💬 Usage Tip: Mountain ranges with a plural name take dans les: dans les Pyrénées "to the Pyrenees".

Phrase Breakdown

Je vais

zhuh vay

I am going / I go

This comes from 'aller' (to go). Say 'zhuh VAY'.

Example

Je vais au travail.

I am going to work.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

vais

[vay]

am going

Form of aller used to express an immediate future action.

Example

Je vais observer sa respiration avant de partir.

I am going to observe her breathing before leaving.

dans les Alpes.

dahn leh ALP

to the Alps.

Use 'dans les' for mountain ranges. Make the liaison: the 's' of 'les' links to 'Alpes' as a 'z' sound: 'lay-ZALP'.

Example

On skie dans les Alpes.

We ski in the Alps.

Words in this phrase

dans

[dahn]

in / within

Preposition used for location or category: “in (this genre), within (this style).”

Example

Dans les anime d’horreur, l’ambiance est très importante.

In horror anime, the atmosphere is very important.

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

Alpes

[ALP]

Alps

Major mountain range in southeastern France, popular for skiing.

Example

On fait du ski dans les Alpes.

We go skiing in the Alps.

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