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If I want to replace "The teacher" with "He", should I say C'est là or Il est là?
You would say Il est là. Remember from this lesson that we use c'est to identify a noun (like C'est le professeur - "That is the teacher"). But when we describe where someone is or how they are, we use il est or elle est. Since là describes a location rather than identifying a noun, we use il est. Does là mean "here" or "there"?
It can actually mean both! While French has the word ici for strictly "here", in everyday spoken French, people use là to mean "here" or "around". Depending on the context, Le professeur est là could mean the teacher is standing right next to you, or simply that they have arrived at the school. Does professeur only mean a university professor?
No, professeur (often shortened to prof) is the standard word for teachers in middle school, high school, and university. If you want to talk about a primary (elementary) school teacher, you will usually hear le maître or la maîtresse instead. Do I pronounce the "t" at the end of est?
No, the "t" in est is completely silent, so the word sounds just like the French word et. Because the following word (là) starts with a consonant, we do not make a linking sound (a liaison) between them. Learn Le professeur est là and more in French
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