Ask for and give directions, and understand public transport vocabulary.
Asking for directions:
Giving directions:
Transport:
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| gauche | left | Tournez à gauche. |
| droite | right | La banque est à droite. |
| tout droit | straight ahead | Allez tout droit. |
| près de | near | C'est près de l'école. |
| loin de | far from | C'est loin d'ici. |
| le métro | subway | Je prends le métro. |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| gauche | gohsh | Like "gosh" with a French "g" |
| droite | drwaht | The "oi" makes a "wah" sound |
| tout droit | too drwah | Final "t" in "tout" is silent here |
Imperative mood: Commands in French drop the subject pronoun. "You turn" (vous tournez) becomes "Turn!" (Tournez !). For -er verbs in the tu form, drop the final "s": va (go), not vas.
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