Mailing address in french
Here are the common phrases and words related to a mailing address in French:
Address
- Adresse : (ah-DRAY)
- Adresse postale : (ah-DRAY poh-STAH-luh)
Street
- Rue : (roo-eh) - means "street"
- Avenue : (ah-vuh-NAY) - means "avenue"
- Boulevard : (boo-LWAH-dway) - means "boulevard"
- Chemin : (shuh-MEEN) - means "road" or "path"
House Number
- Numéro : (noo-MEHR-oh) - means "number"
- N° : (en-ay) - abbreviation for "numéro"
City
- Ville : (vee-YAY) - means "city"
- Commune : (koh-moo-NAY) - means "municipality" or "town"
Postal Code
- Code postal : (kohd poh-STAH-luh) - means "postal code"
- CP : (seh-peh) - abbreviation for "code postal"
Country
- Pays : (pay) - means "country"
Here's an example of a mailing address in French:
Monsieur Jean Dupont 12, rue de la Paix 75002 Paris France Code postal : 75002
Translation:
Mr. Jean Dupont 12, Peace Street 75002 Paris France Postal code: 75002
Note: The postal code is usually written in the format "XXXXX" (5 digits), but it can also be written as "XXXX-XXXX" (2 digits, followed by a hyphen and 4 digits).