No. 6,969 in French
mairie
Town hall.
In a sentence
Je suis allé à la mairie pour demander un acte de naissance.
I went to the town hall to request a birth certificate.
In this sentence, 'mairie' refers to the physical location or building where municipal services are provided.
La mairie a organisé une fête pour célébrer le nouvel an.
The town hall organized a party to celebrate the New Year.
Here, 'mairie' represents the administrative entity or government responsible for the municipality's organization.
Le parc près de la mairie est très joli.
The park near the town hall is very beautiful.
In this context, 'mairie' is used to indicate geographical proximity to a notable landmark.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “mairie” in actual French podcasts.
Find “mairie” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into français, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
French books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).