French Phrase
Ouvrez vos livres à la page 25.
Meaning
A teacher or speaker is instructing a group to open their books and turn to page 25. It is a direct, polite command used in classroom or study‑group settings.
When to use
Use this sentence when you are leading a class, a workshop, or a reading circle and need everyone to look at the same page of a textbook or handout.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Ouvrezvoslivresàlapage25
Ouvrez (imperative)
Second‑person plural (or formal singular) imperative of the verb ouvrir ‘to open’. The -ez ending signals a polite or plural command.
vos (possessive adjective)
Plural form of ‘your’, used here because the noun ‘livres’ is plural.
livres (noun, plural)
Means ‘books’; it agrees in number with the possessive adjective ‘vos’.
à la page (prepositional phrase)
The preposition à + definite article la + noun page is the standard way to indicate the page you should turn to.
25 (cardinal number)
Written as a numeral in French texts, pronounced ‘vingt‑cinq’.
🗨In Conversation
Ouvrez vos livres à la page 25.
Open your books to page 25.
D'accord, je tourne à la page 25.
Okay, I’m turning to page 25.
✕Common Mistakes
Ouvre tes livres à la page 25.
‘ouvre’ is the singular imperative (tu) and sounds too informal or even rude in a classroom.
Ouvrez ton livre à la page 25.
The sentence addresses a group, so the plural ‘vos livres’ is required.
Ouvrez vos livres sur la page 25.
‘sur’ means ‘on’, which describes content, not the action of opening to a page.
↔Alternatives
Tournez à la page 25.
Turn to page 25.
Passez à la page 25.
Go to page 25.
Allez à la page 25.
Go to page 25.
Cultural Tip
In French classrooms the formal ‘vous’ is preferred when addressing a whole class, even if the students are young. The imperative ‘ouvrez’ therefore sounds respectful. Also, note that ‘sur la page 25’ means ‘on page 25’ (referring to content) and is not used when you want someone to open to that page.