Using « chez » in French (at someone’s place) 🏡

📝 What does chez mean?

The preposition chez is used in French to express:
👉 at someone’s place / home
👉 at the office / shop of someone (professional)
👉 within a group / culture / writer’s work

It has no exact one-word equivalent in English, but it often translates as:

• at …’s house

• at …’s

• with / among

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📌 1. Chez + person = at someone’s house 🏠

✅ Examples:

• Je vais chez Marie.
  = I’m going to Marie’s house.

• Nous sommes chez mes parents.
  = We are at my parents’ house.

• Tu dors chez moi ce soir ?
  = Are you sleeping at my place tonight?

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📌 2. Chez + professional = at the office of (doctor, hairdresser, etc.) 👩‍⚕️✂️

✅ Examples:

• Je vais chez le médecin. 🩺
  = I’m going to the doctor’s (office).

• Elle est chez le coiffeur. 💇‍♀️
  = She is at the hairdresser’s.

• Nous avons rendez-vous chez l’avocat. ⚖️
  = We have an appointment at the lawyer’s.

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📌 3. Chez + pronoun

✅ Examples:

• Chez moi = at my place

• Chez toi = at your place

• Chez lui / elle = at his / her place

• Chez nous = at our place

• Chez vous = at your place

• Chez eux / elles = at their place

👉 Example:

• On se retrouve chez toi demain ?
  = Shall we meet at your place tomorrow?

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📌 4. Chez = within a group / culture / writer’s work

✅ Examples:

• Chez les Français, le pain est très important. 🥖
  = Among the French, bread is very important.

• C’est une idée qu’on trouve souvent chez Victor Hugo. 📚
  = It’s an idea often found in Victor Hugo’s works.

• Chez les jeunes, les réseaux sociaux sont très utilisés. 📱
  = Among young people, social networks are widely used.

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⚠️ Common Mistake to Avoid

❌ Je vais à Marie.
✅ Je vais chez Marie.

👉 Never use à for “at someone’s house” → always chez.

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🎯 Mini Quiz

Translate into French:

1. We are going to Paul’s house.

2. She is at the doctor’s.

3. Are you staying at my place?

4. Among children, cartoons are very popular.

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✅ Answers:

1. Nous allons chez Paul. 🏠

2. Elle est chez le médecin. 🩺

3. Tu restes chez moi ?

4. Chez les enfants, les dessins animés sont très populaires. 🎬

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✨ Voilà ! Now you know how to use chez in French: to talk about someone’s house, a professional’s office, or within a group/culture 🚀.