How to Say ‘About twenty kilometers, along the Seine.’ in French
Environ vingt kilomètres, le long de la Seine.
ahn-vee-ROHN van kee-loh-MEH-truh luh lohng duh lah SEN
[ahn-vee-ROHN van kee-loh-MEH-truh luh lohng duh lah SEN]
🇫🇷 In France: In Paris, the riverside roads along the Seine are closed to cars in places, which makes them popular routes for skaters and cyclists.
Phrase Breakdown
Environ vingt kilomètres,
ahn-vee-ROHN van kee-loh-MEH-truh
About twenty kilometers,
This gives the distance. Pause briefly at the comma. 'Vingt' sounds like 'vin'.
Je fais environ vingt kilomètres par jour.
I do about twenty kilometers a day.
Words in this phrase
Environ
[ahn-vee-ROHN]
about / around
Adverb meaning approximately.
Il y a environ dix minutes.
About ten minutes ago.
vingt
[van]
twenty
The number twenty; in time expressions it helps form 20:00.
Vingt heures est une heure courante pour dîner en France.
Eight p.m. is a common time for dinner in France.
kilomètres
[kee-loh-MEH-truh]
kilometres
Plural of kilomètre, 1000 metres.
La gare est à cinq kilomètres.
The station is five kilometres away.
le long de la Seine.
luh lohng duh lah SEN
along the Seine.
This gives the place. Let your voice fall at the end of the statement.
Il y a une piste le long de la Seine.
There is a track along the Seine.
Words in this phrase
le
[luh]
the
Used as a function word to indicate a noun and to mark the noun as definite.
Le chat noir.
The black cat.
long
[lohng]
along (in 'le long de')
'Le long de' means along, following the side of something.
On marche le long de la plage.
We walk along the beach.
de
[duh]
of
Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.
Un verre de lait.
A glass of milk.
la
[lah]
the (feminine singular)
Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.
La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.
The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.
Seine
[SEN]
the Seine (river)
The river flowing through Paris.
La Seine traverse Paris.
The Seine crosses Paris.
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