Bonjour! When would one use dans for travel that is enclosed (i.e. bus, metro) vs using en? Thanks!
Dans vs en
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Rebecca D.Kwiziq community member
Dans vs en
This question relates to:French lesson "À/en + [means of transportation] (French Prepositions)"
Asked 11 months ago
Bonjour Rebecca,
You can use "dans" + [means of transportation] when you wish to express you are inside one.
Take a look at the lesson below which explains this grammar point:
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Chris W. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Just to exemplify:
Je suis dans le bus. -- I am in the bus (i.e., inside)
Je voyage en bus. -- I travel by bus.
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