prepositions 😃

à

typical uses: location, time, direction, recipient, meaning, medium

english equivalent: to, at, on

examples: à Paris (in Paris), à midi (at noon), parler à Paul (speak to Paul), à la radio (on the radio), aller à l’école (go to school)

chez

someone’s home/place of work - only use with people’s names / professions or job/role i.e médecin/tante

dans

Typical meaning: inside (physical/figurative), time (future)

English: in, inside, within

E.g. dans la boîte (in the box), dans un livre (in a book), dans 10 minutes

sur