How do you say 'countryside' in French?

Campagne, as in 'Ça fait longtemps que tes amis vivent à la campagne ?'

What does grignoter mean?

It means to eat a little at a time, to nibble, as in 'Je vais grignoter un morceau de pain en attendant le repas.'

You can say 'Est-ce que la baignade est autorisée dans ce lac ?'

You spend two days with friends who live in the mountains, and they take you hiking before you all cook dinner together.

On peut marcher dans la montagne toute la journée demain.

We can go hiking in the mountains all day tomorrow.

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montagne/mɔ̃taɲ/
mountainnoun
A very large rise of earth and rock, much higher than a hill.
campagne/kɑ̃paɲ/
countrysidenoun
Land outside cities, with fields, farms and small villages.
oignon/ɔɲɔ̃/Also said waɲɔ̃.
onionnoun
A round vegetable made of layers, with a strong smell, that makes you cry when you cut it.
araignée/aʁɛɲe/
spidernoun
A small eight-legged creature that spins a web to catch insects.
poignet/pwaɲɛ/
wristnoun
The part of the body that connects the hand to the arm and lets it turn.
baignade/bɛɲad/
swimnoun
The act of bathing in a lake, a river or the sea.
soigner/swaɲe/
to treatverb
To give care to a sick or injured person so they get better.
grignoter/ɡʁiɲɔte/
to nibbleverb
To eat in small bites, a little at a time.
gagner/ɡaɲe/Also said ɡɑɲe.
to winverb
To come first in a game, a match or a race.
magnifique/maɲifik/Also said manifik.
magnificentadjective
So beautiful that you stop to look at it.

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On peut marcher dans la montagne toute la journée demain.
We can go hiking in the mountains all day tomorrow.
Ça fait longtemps que tes amis vivent à la campagne ?
Have your friends lived in the countryside for a long time?
Tu veux que je coupe un oignon pour la soupe ?
Do you want me to cut an onion for the soup?
Il y a une araignée au fond de la cave.
There's a spider at the back of the cellar.
Je me suis fait mal au poignet hier en marchant.
I hurt my wrist yesterday while walking.
Est-ce que la baignade est autorisée dans ce lac ?
Is swimming allowed in this lake?
Est-ce que tu sais soigner une entorse au poignet ?
Do you know how to treat a sprained wrist?
Je vais grignoter un morceau de pain en attendant le repas.
I'm going to nibble on some bread while we wait for the meal.
Tu crois que tu vas gagner encore une partie de cartes ?
Do you think you're going to win another round of cards?
La lumière sur la montagne est magnifique en fin de journée.
The light on the mountain is magnificent at the end of the day.

montagne/mɔ̃taɲ/
The on is nasal: there's no n sound after the o, and gn is said /ɲ/, like the ny in canyon.
campagne/kɑ̃paɲ/
The am gives the nasal vowel /ɑ̃/: no m or n consonant is heard.
oignon/ɔɲɔ̃/
The oi is said /ɔ/, not /wa/: you hear 'o-gnon', and the ending is nasal.
araignée/aʁɛɲe/
The ai is an open è /ɛ/, while the final -ée gives a closed é.
poignet/pwaɲɛ/
Here the oi is said /wa/, unlike in oignon, and the final t stays silent.
baignade/bɛɲad/
The ai is pronounced as an open è /ɛ/: 'bè-gnade'.
soigner/swaɲe/
The oi gives /wa/ and the ending -er is said like a closed é: 'swa-gné'.
grignoter/ɡʁiɲɔte/
The i in gri- is a true /i/, and the o stays open: 'gri-gno-té'.
gagner/ɡaɲe/
The two g's aren't said the same way: the first is a hard /g/, the second forms the gn sound.
magnifique/maɲifik/
The a stays clear and the gn is said /ɲ/: 'ma-gni-fique', never 'mag-ni'.

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How do you say 'countryside' in French?: Campagne, as in 'Ça fait longtemps que tes amis vivent à la campagne ?'
What does grignoter mean?: It means to eat a little at a time, to nibble, as in 'Je vais grignoter un morceau de pain en attendant le repas.'
How do you ask if swimming is allowed in a lake?: You can say 'Est-ce que la baignade est autorisée dans ce lac ?'

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