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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Chez moi / à la maison

French answer:

home/at the house

Added to glossary by Paul Hirsh
Apr 24, 2006 19:43
19 yrs ago
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French term

Chez moi / à la maison

Non-PRO French Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters language usage
When can I use chez moi and à la maison? What is the difference in usage between the two? How can I contrast them?
Responses
4 +1 home/at the house
3 +3 voir ci-dessous
3 My house/to the house [home]
Change log

Apr 24, 2006 19:46: Florence Bremond changed "Term asked" from "Chez moi or a la maison" to "Chez moi / à la maison" , "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French"

Discussion

Paul Hirsh Apr 30, 2006:
I am going home = je rentre (is enough)
JEdmonds (asker) Apr 30, 2006:
sorry - other quick note If somone calls me on my cell phone, if they ask, can I say je suis chez moi or should I say je suis a la maison.

Thanks.
Sorry...
JEdmonds (asker) Apr 30, 2006:
FOllow-up question Hi everyone:

Thanks very much for the explanations. So just to clarify, if someone asks:

Where are you going? and I want to say I am going home, Can I say Je vais chez moi or je vais aller chez moi, meaning I am going home or do I have to say Je rentre a la maison. (pardon the lack of accents). Thank you.
Judy

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home/at the house

I'm at home = chez moi; I left my phone at the house = a la maison. The phrases are only different insofar as "a house is not a home" ( title of a song by Burt Bacharach ). Viewed from another angle, the first emphasises your personal space, and is what you would use when you are there; the second specifies the physical location, and one would expect it when you are away. Cela dit, bof...
Peer comment(s):
agree Laura Fuhriman
1 day 11 hrs
Thanks Laura !
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My house/to the house [home]

Chez moi is used mainly when you are saying that something or someone is at your home. ex: Mon livre est chez moi.
the second one is when you are asking someone to go to your home/house. Or again that something is there Ex: Il faudra retourner à la maison.
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1 hr

voir ci-dessous

I would say that the difference is that "à la maison" is when you're talking about your home (place where your family lives) whereas "chez moi" means the place where YOU live (and not the person you're talking to). but these expressions are very similar.

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Note added at 5 days (2006-04-30 07:33:07 GMT)
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In your case, it's just the same actually
Peer comment(s):
agree chaplin
45 mins
agree xxxPoulain (X) : right
6 hrs
agree Tao Romera Martinez (X) : Oui!
12 hrs
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