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Feb 2021
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FYW 232: Sur / dessus, sous / dessous, e...

JESSICA: NATIVE FRENCH TEACHER, FOUNDER OF FRENCH YOUR WAY
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What’s the difference between SUR and DESSUS, or SOUS and DESSOUS? Can they be used interchangeably? In this episode we’ll see how to use these words in sentences, along with more examples and a vocabulary booster!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

Le livre est sur la table.
Il est dessus.
Sur, dessus
Sous, dessous (underneath, below, on the bottom / back side)
Dans, dedans.
J’ai oublié les clés dans la voiture. J’ai oublié les clés dedans !
Hors de, dehors.
Le kangourou saute hors de la poche de sa maman. Il joue dehors.
Sortir dehors, rentrer dedans = pléonasmes
En face de, en face
A droite / gauche de, à droite / gauche
Devant
Derrière
Le dessus, le dessous (un dessous de verre)
Les dessous: underwear; (of a case) secrets , what lies behind, underlying facts
Dessous de bras : armpit, under arm
Dessous de plat : trivet
Dessous de verre : coaster

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