Vancouver
/vɑ̃.ku.vɛʁ/feminine
Vancouver is the French name for the city Vancouver.
Vancouver is used as the name of the city.
Meaning: city (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing being in or going to Vancouver, the preposition à is used. When expressing origin from Vancouver, the preposition de is used.
How do you pronounce it?
/vɑ̃.ku.vɛʁ/. It has 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- French speakers may use vancouvérois as a demonym to describe a person from Vancouver.
- While Vancouver is the city, the larger metropolitan area is often referred to in French as le Grand Vancouver.
- Despite being a borrowed name, many French speakers may instinctively apply French stress patterns, placing more emphasis on the final syllable vɛʁ than an English speaker would.
Examples in context
- J'ai vécu deux mois à Vancouver.I lived in Vancouver for two months.This sentence shows how to use Vancouver to talk about living in the city.Tatoeba #4263088 by LaghmanC, translation #4262932 by JFMorais
- Je voudrais réserver un vol pour Vancouver.I'd like to reserve a flight to Vancouver.This sentence uses Vancouver to describe a flight destination.Tatoeba #373429 by sysko, translation #34959 by orcrist
- La semaine prochaine, je vais voir ma sœur à Vancouver.Next week I'm going to Vancouver to visit my sister.This sentence uses Vancouver to describe visiting someone in the city.Tatoeba #11656624 by Aiji, translation #4694981 by PvtMarc
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Léa are discussing their vacation plans.
- GabrielEst-ce que tu veux aller à Vancouver ?Do you want to go to Vancouver?
- LéaOui, j'adore le climat de Vancouver.Yes, I love the climate of Vancouver.
- GabrielOn pourrait y rester une semaine entière.We could stay there for a whole week.
- LéaC'est une excellente idée, Gabriel !That is an excellent idea, Gabriel!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “vancouver” translations and entries Vancouver, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
