Trouble Spots

PLACE

Ah, if we could only learn French before English! Place is only trouble in English.

• The English word place in French is endroit. It is a physical location such as a place to eat, a place to live.

C'est un endroit où tu peux rencontrer des gens.
      [It's a place where you can meet people.]
C'est un bon endroit pour se reposer.
      [It's a good place to relax.]

• The French word place means a seat (a place to sit down),
or enough room (space) to do something.
It also means a public square (park).

Y a-t-il de la place pour moi à cette table?
      [Is there room (space) for me at this table?]

Je n'ai pas assez de place pour mes affaires.
      [I don't have enough room for my stuff.]

Regarde! J'ai deux places pour la pièce de Racine à la Comédie française!
      [Look! I have 2 seats for the play...]

Le Rond Point des Champs Elysées est une place publique.
      [The Rond Point is a public square.]

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