| A | B |
| la région | the region |
| la ville | the town |
| le village | the village |
| la mer | the sea |
| les montagnes | the mountains |
| la frontière | the border |
| le fleuve | the river |
| le pays | the country |
| le port | the port |
| l'océan | the ocean |
| le nord | the north |
| le sud | the south |
| l'est | the east |
| l'ouest | the west |
| près de | near to |
| entre | between |
| qui se trouve | which is situated |
| la Manche | the Channel |
| la Normandie | Normandy |
| la Bretagne | Brittany |
| les Pyrenées | the Pyrenees |
| les Alpes | the Alps |
| historique | historical |
| industrielle | industrial |
| c'est situé | it is situated |
| Il y a trois millions d'habitants | there are three million inhabitants |
| Cette ville est connue pour le fromage | This town is famous for its cheese. |
| Cette ville est connue pour le cidre | This town is famous for its cider. |
| Cette ville est connue pour le champagne. | This town is famous for its champagne. |
| Il y a un grand lac. | There is a big lake. |
| Il y a une rivière. | There is a river. |
| Il y a des grottes. | There are the caves. |
| Il y a des montagnes. | There are the mountains. |
| qui s'appelle | which is called |
| qui s'appellent | which are called |
| En hiver il fait chaud. | In winter it is hot. |
| En hiver il fait froid. | In winter it is cold. |
| En été il fait beau. | In summer the weather is lovely. |
| En été il fait mauvais | In summer the weather is bad. |
| Il y a beaucoup de touristes. | There are a lot of tourists. |
| Il y a beaucoup de circulation. | There is a lot of traffic. |
| C'est tranquille. | It is quiet |