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How to Say ‘Yes, I love the mountains.’ in French

Oui, j'adore la montagne.

wee zhay ah-DOR lah mohn-TAN-yuh

[wee zhay ah-DOR lah mohn-TAN-yuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Oui, j'adore

wee zhay ah-DOR

Yes, I love

'Oui' sounds like 'wee'. Follow it right away with 'zha-DOR'.

Example

Oui, j'adore ça !

Yes, I love that!

Words in this phrase

Oui

[wee]

Yes

Affirmative response or agreement.

Example

Oui, c'est vrai.

Yes, that's true.

[zhay]

Pronoun used by the speaker to refer to himself or herself.

Example

J'aime les bonbons.

I like candies.

adore

[ah-DOR]

love

Form of 'adorer': to really love something or someone.

Example

J'adore le football.

I love football.

la montagne.

lah mohn-TAN-yuh

the mountains.

French uses the article 'la' for general likes. Say 'mon-TA-nye', with a nasal 'on'.

Example

Je vais à la montagne.

I'm going to the mountains.

Words in this phrase

[lah]

the

A definite article preceding a noun.

Example

La porte est ouverte.

The door is open.

montagne

[mohn-TAN-yuh]

mountains

Feminine noun; 'la montagne' often means the mountains in general.

Example

On part à la montagne cet été.

We're going to the mountains this summer.

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