French · Everyday Verbs
"to visit" in French: visiter
visiter
Note: a person: rendre visite à
To visit in French is visiter for places: je visite le musée. For people, use rendre visite à — not visiter alone. La visite is also a noun; prefer je visite for the verb.
Tourist morning
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How to pronounce visiter
Say it
vee-zee-TAY / zhuh vee-ZEET
/vi.zi.te/
Visiter: vee-zee-TAY. Je visite: zhuh vee-ZEET. Clear ee vowels.
"to visit" in French: quick reference
| French | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| visiter | to visit (a place) Infinitive. | Infinitive. |
| je visite | I visit / I'm visiting Clear verb. | Clear verb. |
| visiter une ville | to visit a city Common object. | Common object. |
| rendre visite à | to visit a person People — different structure. | People — different structure. |
How to use visiter in real life
- 1Tourist morning
Aujourd'hui je visite le Louvre.
Today I'm visiting the Louvre.
Je visite + place.
- 2Weekend trip
On visite Lyon ce week-end.
We're visiting Lyon this weekend.
On visite.
- 3Guide suggestion
Tu veux visiter le château demain ?
Do you want to visit the castle tomorrow?
Infinitive.
Mistakes English speakers make with visiter
Incorrect: Je visite ma grand-mère.
Correct: Je rends visite à ma grand-mère.
People take rendre visite à, not visiter.
Incorrect: Je suis visite le musée.
Correct: Je visite le musée.
Present is je visite.
Good to know
Visiter is for museums, cities, and monuments. Calling on a friend is rendre visite or aller voir. Tourist offices say lieux à visiter for sights.
Try it in a ChatPal conversation
Planning a museum day
ChatPal
Tu visites quoi demain ?
What are you visiting tomorrow?
You
Je visite Orsay le matin.
I'm visiting Orsay in the morning.
ChatPal
Cool. Moi je visite le Centre Pompidou.
Cool. I'm visiting Centre Pompidou.
You
On compare nos photos ce soir ?
Shall we compare photos tonight?
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FAQ
Common questions about "to visit" in French
How do you say to visit in French?
Visiter (for places).
How do you say I'm visiting?
Je visite.
Visiting a person?
Rendre visite à quelqu'un.
How do you pronounce visite?
vee-ZEET.
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