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Campagne or champs: explore the French countryside
Explore a rural scene to distinguish la campagne from les champs. Learn a wheat field, a village and the separate campaign meaning, then test your choices.
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In short
La campagne is the countryside: the whole rural setting. Un champ is one field; les champs are fields within that setting. Say habiter à la campagne for living in the country and un champ de blé for a wheat field.
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Find:
| French | English | What it names |
|---|---|---|
| à la campagne | in the countryside | a broad setting |
| dans un champ | in a field | one area of land |
| des champs de blé | wheat fields | several cultivated areas |
| une région rurale | a rural region | an adjective describing an area |
- Camille
Vous habitez à la campagne ?
Do you live in the countryside…
- Jo
Oui, dans le village derrière les champs.
Yes, in the village behind the fields.
- Camille
Vous travaillez à la ferme ?
Do you work on the farm?
- Jo
Non, je travaille à la bibliothèque du village.
No, I work at the village library.
Does campagne mean campaign or countryside?
L’association lance une campagne de sensibilisation au tri des déchets dans le village.
The association is launching an awareness campaign about sorting waste in the village.
Here, une campagne names a series of organised actions. The same meaning appears in une campagne publicitaire (an advertising campaign) and une campagne électorale (an election campaign). The words following campagne tell you which meaning fits.
Remplissez le champ « Adresse » sur le formulaire.
Fill in the “Address” field on the form.
A form can have un champ too. Here, the word names a space for information.