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How to Say ‘And the United States, in the final?’ in French

Et les États-Unis, en finale ?

ay leh ay-tah-zew-NEE on fee-NAHL

[ay leh ay-tah-zew-NEE on fee-NAHL]

Phrase Breakdown

Et les États-Unis,

ay leh ay-tah-zew-NEE

And the United States,

'Et' is said 'ay', and its 't' is never pronounced. Use the liaisons: 'lay-zay-ta-zü-NEE'.

Example

Et les États-Unis, c'est loin ?

And the United States, is it far?

Words in this phrase

[ay]

and / what if

Usually means and; in a question like this it helps introduce what if.

Example

Dans « Et si nous annulons », « Et » introduit une nouvelle question.

In "And if we cancel", "Et" introduces a new question.

les

[leh]

the

Used before plural nouns to denote particularity.

Example

Les années passent vite.

The years pass quickly.

États-Unis

[ay-tah-zew-NEE]

United States

The USA; here its national team.

Example

Les États-Unis sont grands.

The United States is big.

en finale ?

on fee-NAHL

in the final?

'En' is nasal. 'Finale' is said 'fee-NAL'.

Example

Ils sont en finale !

They're in the final!

Words in this phrase

[on]

A preposition indicating inclusion within a space.

Example

Il est en France.

He is in France.

finale

[fee-NAHL]

final

The last, deciding match of a tournament.

Example

La finale est dimanche.

The final is on Sunday.

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