countryside in French

ESSENTIAL WORDS (masculine)
l’ air = air
un arbre – tree
le bois = wood
le bruit = noise
le champ = field
le chasseur = hunter
le château (pl -x) = castle
le chemin = path, way
le fermier = farmer
le marché = market
le pays = country; district
le paysan = countryman, farmer
le paysage = scenery
le pique-nique (pl ~s) = picnic
le pont = bridge
le ruisseau = stream
le sentier = track
le terrain = soil; ground
le touriste = tourist
le village = village

USEFUL PHRASES
en plein air = in the open air
je connais le chemin du village = I know the way to the village
faire un tour en bicyclette = to go cycling
les gens du pays = the locals
nous avons fait un pique-nique = we went for a picnic
à la campagne = in the country
aller à la campagne = to go into the country
habiter à la campagne/en ville = to live in the country/in town
cultiver la terre = to cultivate the land

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