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How to Say ‘People with reduced mobility’ in French

Les personnes à mobilité réduite

leh pair-SUN ah moh-bee-lee-TAY ray-DWEET

[leh pair-SUN ah moh-bee-lee-TAY ray-DWEET]

Phrase Breakdown

Les personnes

leh pair-SUN

People

'Personnes' is feminine plural. The final 's' is silent, but it links to the next word: 'per-so-na…'.

Example

Les personnes âgées.

Elderly people.

Words in this phrase

Les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

personnes

[pair-SUN]

people / persons

Plural of 'personne'; a feminine noun.

Example

Dix personnes sont venues.

Ten people came.

à mobilité réduite

ah moh-bee-lee-TAY ray-DWEET

with reduced mobility

Often abbreviated PMR on French signs.

Example

Une place à mobilité réduite.

A space for people with reduced mobility.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

with

Here describes a characteristic: 'à mobilité réduite' = with reduced mobility.

Example

Une chambre à deux lits.

A room with two beds.

mobilité

[moh-bee-lee-TAY]

mobility

Ability to move around.

Example

Il a une mobilité limitée.

He has limited mobility.

réduite

[ray-DWEET]

reduced

Feminine past participle of 'réduire', to reduce.

Example

Le prix est réduit, la taille est réduite.

The price is reduced, the size is reduced.

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