Au or à

[Lilla]

Hi! Salut!

I'm a little confused. When I need to use au or à?

I learnt this for example:
Je vais à la gare.

And recently:
Nous allons au cinéma.

Why can't I write the last sentence like this?: Nous allons à le cinéma. ?

Thank you, if you can help me!
Merci beaucoup

[Guillermo]

à +la =à
à +l' = à l'
à+el = au
à+los/las =aux
Un saludo

[MoniqueMaRie]

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[MoniqueMaRie]

à +la =à
à +l' = à l'
à+el = au
à+los/las =aux
Un saludo

Hi @Guillermo you seem to mix Spanish and French

à + le = au
à + les = aux

[Deleted User 4833]

I have a problem with au and à also. But it's mainly when I can't remember if the next word takes "la" or "le".
I don't always remember the gender of French words unless it's super obvious or it's a word I use frequently. I often have to look it up to double check.

[Lilla]

Thanks everyone! I didn't realise that this depend on the gender of the word. Now it makes sense! Thanks again! Merci!

[MoniqueMaRie]

I have a problem with au and à also. But it's mainly when I can't remember if the next word takes "la" or "le".
I don't always remember the gender of French words unless it's super obvious or it's a word I use frequently. I often have to look it up to double check.

The gender is not always obvious but some endings refer to the gender of the word.
viewtopic.php?p=1647-archive-noun-gende ... ench#p1647