How to Say “Where Is the Eiffel Tower?” in French

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Où est la tour Eiffel ?
To ask "where is the Eiffel Tower?" in French, say Où est la tour Eiffel ?
Où est la tour Eiffel ? is the question to ask a passerby when you need directions to the tower in Paris.

What does it mean word for word?

Où means "where", est means "is" and la tour Eiffel means "the Eiffel Tower".

How does it change in a sentence?

In French spelling tour takes a small letter and only Eiffel is capitalized. A space comes before the question mark.

What mistakes should you avoid?

Do not drop the accent on Où. Without it the word means "or".

When do people say it?

Starting with a polite greeting such as good day before your question is expected in France and makes people much more willing to help.

Did you know?

  • The Eiffel Tower is often referred to as la Dame de Fer, which means 'the Iron Lady'.
  • The name Eiffel is not actually French but comes from the German region of Eifel.
  • In French, the word tour is feminine when it means 'tower', but masculine when it means 'a turn' or 'a tour'.

Examples in context

  • Est-ce que vous savez où est la tour Eiffel ?
    Do you know where the Eiffel Tower is?

Example conversation

Hugo is asking Emma for directions on a street in Paris.

  1. Hugo

    Excusez-moi, où est la tour Eiffel ?
    Excuse me, where is the Eiffel Tower?
  2. Emma

    Elle est tout près d'ici.
    It is very close to here.
  3. Hugo

    C'est par quel chemin ?
    Which way is it?
  4. Emma

    Allez tout droit, Hugo.
    Go straight ahead, Hugo.

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