The document discusses French prepositions used with cities and countries when talking about where one lives and is from. For cities, "à" or "de" are used, with "à" followed by the city name for "I live in" and "de" followed by the city name for "I am from." For countries, different prepositions are used depending on whether the country name is plural, masculine singular, or feminine singular.

1. Prepositions & Geography
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2. Cities
• Always use à or de (d') with city names.
• J'habite à New Brunswick. (I live in New
Brunswick.)
• Je suis de Red Bank. (I am from Red Bank.)

3. Countries
• Countries with plural names use aux and des.
• J'habite aux Etats-Unis. (I live in the United
States.)
• Je suis des Etats-Unis. (I am from the United
States.)

4. Countries (cont'd)
• Countries with masculine singular names use au and du.
• J'habite au Japon. Je suis du Japon. (I live in Japan. I am from
Japan.)
• Countries with feminine singular names use en and de.
Countries with masculine names that begin with a vowel also
use these.
• J'habite en France. Je suis de France. (I live in France. I am
from France.) France = feminine
• J'habite en Irak. Je suis d'Irak. (I live in Iraq. I am from Iraq.)
Irak = masculine beginning with a vowel

5. Most countries ending
in e are feminine.
Exceptions: Le Mexique