aéroport
/a.e.ʁɔ.pɔʁ/masculine
The English word "airport" is translated into French as aéroport.
aéroport is a masculine noun used to refer to a place designated for airplanes.
Meaning: place designated for airplanes (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Because aéroport starts with a vowel, the definite article le elides to l' before it, forming l'aéroport to mean "the airport".
How do you pronounce it?
/a.e.ʁɔ.pɔʁ/. It has 4 syllables.
Did you know?
- In French, if you want to talk about the actual departure terminal building, you should use l'aérogare rather than l'aéroport. While the latter refers to the entire land area and runways, the former is where you actually go to catch a flight.
- The word aéroport is a direct 'calque' or loan-translation from English, combining the Greek-derived prefix 'aéro' with the Latin-derived 'port'.
- If you are traveling to a very small, local airfield in France, you might not see the word aéroport on a map at all. Instead, look for the term aérodrome, which denotes much smaller or private landing strips.
Examples in context
- Je suis à l'aéroport.I'm at the airport.This sentence is useful for saying where you are using aéroport.Tatoeba #4165423 by Amastan, translation #2548735 by CK
- Tom est à l'aéroport.Tom is at the airport.This sentence is useful for saying where a person is using aéroport.Tatoeba #4165431 by Amastan, translation #1868226 by CK
- Je vais à l'aéroport.I'm going to the airport.This sentence is useful for expressing movement toward aéroport.Tatoeba #12921795 by lbdx, translation #2545388 by CK
- Je dois me rendre à l'aéroport.I have to go to the airport.
- Je t'attends à l'aéro demain!I'll be waiting for you at the airport tomorrow!
- C'est l'heure de partir, direction l'aérogare!It's time to leave, heading to the airport!
- 247 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nathan and Chloé are discussing a flight.
- NathanOù est l'aéroport ?Where is the airport?
- ChloéIl est tout près d'ici.It is very close to here.
- NathanEst-ce qu'il y a un taxi pour l'aéroport ?Is there a taxi for the airport?
- ChloéOui, j'en appelle un pour toi.Yes, I will call one for you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “airport” translations and entries aéroport, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aéroport, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
