Bonjour! My name is David! Welcome! Follow me on In this audio tutorial lesson you will learn how to ask for directions in French. You will also learn how to understand a French person giving basic directions. First listen to the podcast below then read through the sentences. Stop the recording as many times as you would like to listen and repeat.
Vocabulary & Phrases
Où est-ce qu’il y a…?
Ooh esk-eel yee ah
Where is there…?
Je cherche…
Zhuh sher-sh
I’m looking for…
Où se trouve…
Ooh suh troov
Where is the…
Je cherche la gare.
Zhuh sher-sh lah gahr
I’m looking for the train station
Je cherche la gare routière.
Zhuh sher-sh lah gahr root-yier
I’m looking for the bus station.
Je suis perdu(e)
Zuh swee perdu
I am lost
Est-ce que c’est loin d’ici?
Ehs-quh say lohyun dee-see.
Is it far from here?
Est-ce que c’est près d’ici?
Ehs-quh say pray dee-see?
Is it near here?
Ce n’est pas loin d’ici.
Suh nay pah lohyun dee-see.
It’s not far from here.
Ce n’est pas près d’ici?
Suh nay pah pray dee-see.
It is not near here.
Tournez…
Toor-nay
Turn
Allez…
Ah-lay
Go…
C’est
Say
It’s…
à droite
Ah drwat
To the right
à gauche
Ah gawsh
To the left
à côté de
Ah coh-tay duh
Next to
En face de
Ehn fahs duh
Opposite
More Vocabulary
Les feux
Lay fuh
Traffic lights
Un magasin
Uhn mah-ga-zihn
A shop
Un carrefour
Uhn kahr-foor
An intersection
Un coin
Uhn kwun
A corner
La rue
Lah roo
The street
Un passage clouté
Uhn pah-sahge cl-oo-tay
A cross walk
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