Le Musée du Louvre
The Louvre Museum
Language note: Remember 'musée' for 'museum'; it's masculine in French.
Culture note: Home to the Mona Lisa, it was originally a royal palace before becoming a museum.
Context: They talk about museums and art collections in Paris.
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Le
[luh]
The
The masculine singular definite article in French.
Le Musée du Louvre est l'un des plus grands musées du monde.
The Louvre Museum is one of the largest museums in the world.
Musée
[mew-zay]
Museum
A building where objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited.
Le Musée contient des œuvres inestimables.
The Museum contains invaluable works.
du
[dew]
of the
A contraction of 'de le', showing possession or relation.
Les œuvres du Musée du Louvre sont célèbres.
The works of the Louvre Museum are famous.
Louvre
[loovr]
Louvre
The most-visited museum in the world, located in Paris.
Des millions de personnes visitent le Louvre chaque année.
Millions visit the Louvre each year.
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