ville vs village

AdrienneC1Kwiziq community member

Somehow, I always translate "city" to "ville" and "town" to village. Help me to think about this differently, if you can!

Asked 1 year ago

MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

No - mostly ‘a town’ will be ‘une ville’, but the distinction between ‘un village’ et ‘une ville’ is, well, it depends :

Like11 year ago

The LateB2Kwiziq community member

Une ville = a city, even if it’s smaller (a town)

Un village = a village

Like11 year ago

Somehow, I always translate "city" to "ville" and "town" to village. Help me to think about this differently, if you can!

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