Why do we use en in case of Cairo?

Jayanta S.A1Kwiziq community member

Why do we use en in case of Cairo?

j'habite en Cairo

This question relates to:French lesson "J'habite à + [ville] = I live in + [city] in French"

Asked 3 years ago

CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Jayanta,

It isn't 'en' but au with Cairo.

Please take a look at my answer to the same question -

https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/i-am-from-cairo-egypt-so-in-french-is-it-j-habite-au-cairo-egypte

Bonne Continuation!

Like03 years ago

Jayanta S. asked:

Why do we use en in case of Cairo?

j'habite en Cairo

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