Là and ici

Onwukwe Chukwuemeka D.A2Kwiziq community member

Là and ici

When do one use là when talking about "here" because most times I see people write je suis là which they mean "i am here" , but i thought là means there

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This question relates to:French lesson "Expressing for + [duration] in French with either pendant/durant/depuis/pour (French Prepositions of Time)"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Onwukwe,

Take a look at my answer to a similar question -

https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/questions/view/ici-vs-la

Bonne Continuation !

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Là is "here" in a more general sense, whereas ici is "right here at this spot".

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Onwukwe Chukwuemeka D. asked:

Là and ici

When do one use là when talking about "here" because most times I see people write je suis là which they mean "i am here" , but i thought là means there

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