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How to Say ‘I am visiting the Eiffel Tower.’ in French

Je visite la tour Eiffel.

zhuh vee-ZEET lah TOOR ay-FEL

[zhuh vee-ZEET lah TOOR ay-FEL]

💬 Usage Tip: One present-tense form covers both 'I visit' and 'I am visiting'. French has no separate '-ing' form.

Phrase Breakdown

Je visite

zhuh vee-ZEET

I visit / I am visiting

This comes from 'visiter' (to visit a place). Say 'zhuh vee-ZEET'. The 's' between vowels sounds like 'z'.

Example

Je visite le musée.

I am visiting the museum.

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

visite

[vee-ZEET]

visit

Present tense of 'visiter' (to visit a place) for 'je'.

Example

Je visite un musée aujourd'hui.

I am visiting a museum today.

la tour Eiffel.

lah TOOR ay-FEL

the Eiffel Tower.

'Tour' is feminine when it means tower, so it takes 'la'. Say 'lah toor eh-FEL'.

Example

On voit la tour Eiffel.

We can see the Eiffel Tower.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

tour

[TOOR]

tower

Feminine noun 'la tour' means tower (masculine 'le tour' means turn or tour).

Example

La tour est très haute.

The tower is very tall.

Eiffel

[ay-FEL]

Eiffel

Name of engineer Gustave Eiffel, used for the famous Paris tower.

Example

Gustave Eiffel était ingénieur.

Gustave Eiffel was an engineer.

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