Common French Prepositions

Prepositions are used to show relationships between words in a sentence. Here are some of the most common French prepositions with pronunciation and audio.

à – to / at / in
/a/
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de – of / from
/də/
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avec – with
/avɛk/
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pour – for / in order to
/puʁ/
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chez – at the home / place of
/ʃe/
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sans – without
/sɑ̃/
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sur – on / upon
/syʁ/
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dans – in / inside
/dɑ̃/
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avant – before
/avɑ̃/
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après – after
/apʁɛ/
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entre – between
/ɑ̃tʁ/
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devant – in front of
/dəvɑ̃/
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derrière – behind
/dɛʁjɛʁ/
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par – by / through
/paʁ/
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