FRENCH LESSON - ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

(for audio/video files showing you how to ask for directions in French, see below)

Where is the _____ ?

Où se trouve _____ ? (oo stroov _____)

the train station?	la gare ? (lah gahr?)
the bus station?	la gare routière ? (lah gahr roo-TYEHR?)
the airport?	l'aéroport ? (lah-ay-roh-POR?
the town centre / downtown?	le centre-ville ? (luh sahng-truh-VEEL?)
the suburbs?	la banlieue ? (lah bahng-LYEU?)
the youth hostel?	l'auberge de jeunesse ? (law-BEHRZH duh zhuh-NESS)
the _____ hotel?	l'hôtel _____ ? (loh-TEL)

 

 

Where are there a lot of... 

Où y'a-t-il des... (oo yah-TEEL day)

hotels?	hôtels? (z oh-TELL)
restaurants?	restaurants? (res-taw-RAHNG)
bars?	bars? (bahr)
sights to see?	sites à visiter ? (seets ah vee-zee-TAY)

 

Can you show me on the map? 

Pouvez-vous me montrer sur la carte ? (poo-vay-VOO muh mohn-TRAY suur lah KAHRT?)

street	rue (ruu)
left / turn left	gaude (GAWSH)  / tournez à gauche. (toor-nay ah GAWSH)
right / turn right	droite (DRWAHT)  / tournez à droite. (toor-nay ah DRWAHT)
straight ahead	en face (ahng fahs)
towards the _____	vers le/la _____ (vehr luh/lah)
past the _____	après le/la _____ (ah-PREH luh/lah)
before the _____	avant le/la _____ (ah-VAHNG luh/lah)
watch for the _____	repérez le/la _____. (ruh-pay-RAY luh/lah)
intersection	intersection (ang-tehr-seck-SYOHNG)
north	nord (nohr)
south	sud (suud)
east	est (est)
west	ouest (west)
uphill	en haut (ahng OH)
downhill	en bas (ahng BAH)

 

Practise these and other useful phrases with the following video from the BBC. Subtitles are provided in both French and English. Asking for directions in French Get further practise on asking for directions in French with this audio file, in which you'll hear a phrase in English and then in French. How to ask for directions in French (To save the audio file, PC users should 'right-click' on the link and choose 'Save Target As', then save the file to your desktop. Open it in any media player that supports MP3 files. Mac users should 'control+click' on the link, then save the file to your desktop.)

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