Our Day 15

Immersion – 15
voici, voilà,ll y a

Wordr	Pronunciation	Meaning
voici	vwah-see	here is / here are
voilà	vwah-lah	there is / there are
Il y a	eel-ee-eh	there is / there are

Example:

1. voici la poste (vwah-see lah pohst) = Here is the post office.
2. voici le musée (vwah – see luh mew-zey) = Here is the museum.
3. voilà les bureaux (vwalah ley bew-roh) = There are the offices.
4. Il y a trois pièces (eel-ee-ah trwah pyehs) = There are three rooms.
5. Il y a des images sur la carte (eel-ee-ah dez-eemez sewhr-lah-cart) = There are some pictures on the map.
6. Il y a une femme dans la chambre (eel-ee-ah ewn fahhm dahN lah sahm-bruh) = There is a lady in the room.
7. II y a des livres sur la table (eel-ee-ah dey lee-vruh sewr-lah tah-bluh) = There are some books on the table.

New words:

1.où (ooh) = where
2.sur (sewhr) = on
3.dans (dahN) = in
4.pièces (pyehs) = rooms
5.carte (khart) = map
6.chambre (shambru) = room

Questions	Answers
1. Où est le musée? (ooh eh luh mew – zey) = Where is the museum?	Le voici. (luh vwah-see) = Here it is/It is here.
2. Où est l’universite? (ooh eh lew-nee-vehr-see-tey) = Where is the university?	La voilà (lah vwah-lah) =There it is/ It is there
3. Où sont les bureaux? (ooh sohN ley bew-roh) = Where are the offices?	Les voilà (ley vwah-lah) =There they are/They are there.