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Vocabulary - Asking for directions
Demander son chemin - asking for directions

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Directions  
Pardon / Excusez moi? Excuse me
Où est … ? Where is…?
Où sont …? Where are…?
Je voudrais aller à… I’d like to go to…
   
Keywords  
Allez Go
Tournez Turn
A droite On the right
à gauche On the left
Continuez Carry on
Tout droit Straight ahead
La première The first
La deuxième The second
La troisième The third
Prenez Take
Jusqu’au / aux / jusque la Until
Ensuite Then
En face de Opposite
à côté de Beside
Près de Close to
Avant Before
Après After
Devant In front of
Derrière Behind
C’est ici It’s here
C’est la bas It’s there
   
Road signs  
Le feu rouge The traffic lights
Le Stop The stop
Le carrefour The junction
Le passage piéton The pedestrian Crossing
Le “céder/ cédez le passage” Give way
   
Places  
L’office de tourisme The tourist office
L’aéroport The airport
La pharmacie The pharmacy
La poste The post office
Le distributeur Automatique/de billet The cash point
La boulangerie The bakery
L’église The church
Le supermarché The supermarket
Le marché The market
La rue Street
La place Square
La gare The train station
La mairie The council
L’école The school
La banque The bank
Le camping The campsite
La station de service / essence The petrol station
L'épicerie The grocery shop
La boucherie The butcher
   
Asking how far  
C’est loin? Is it far?
C’est loin d’ici? Is it far from here?
C’est à 10 minutes it’s 10 minutes away
C’est à 100 mètres it’s 100 meters away
…d’ici from here
… de la gare from the station
à pieds walking
en voiture by car
en bus by bus
   
Asking for a specific place  
Est-ce qu’il y a … is there
Il y a there is
   
Key phrases  
Vous pouvez? You can?
Pouvez-vous? Can you?
Vous pouvez répéter SVP Can you repeat please
Vous pouvez parler lentement SVP Can you speak slowly please
         
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