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How to Say ‘The tables facing the harbour’ in French

Les tables face au port

leh TAH-bluh fahss OH POR

[leh TAH-bluh fahss OH POR]

🇫🇷 In France: Tables with a view are the first to go in seaside towns, especially on summer evenings. Ask for them when you book rather than when you arrive.

Phrase Breakdown

Les tables

leh TAH-bluh

The tables

Plural article and noun. The final 's' is silent: 'lè TA-bl'.

Example

Les tables sont propres.

The tables are clean.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

tables

[TAH-bluh]

tables

Plural of 'table'.

Example

Les tables sont en terrasse.

The tables are on the terrace.

face au port

fahss OH POR

facing the harbour

Describes where the tables are. Say 'fass o POR'.

Example

Un appartement face au port.

An apartment facing the harbour.

Words in this phrase

face

[fahss]

face / front

Used in 'en face de' to mean across from.

Example

Il habite en face.

He lives across the street.

[OH]

to the

'À + le'; 'face au' means facing.

Example

Un hôtel face au lac.

A hotel facing the lake.

port

[POR]

harbour / port

A place where boats dock.

Example

Nous marchons vers le port.

We walk toward the harbour.

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