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Level 44 - Asking For And Giving Directions
As well as being of vital importance when you're actually in France, you will need to know all about asking for and giving directions for your exams. Luckily, it's very simple and is all based around a few set phrases like pour aller à (literally 'for to go to' or 'in order to go to'). Just remember that à + le = au (Level 25).
Asking for directions
pour aller à la banque, s'il vous plaît?
pour aller à la boulangerie, s'il vous plaît?
pour aller
à l'église, s'il vous plaît?
pour aller
à l'hôtel de ville, s'il vous plaît?
pour aller au musée, s'il vous plaît?
pour aller au stade, s'il vous plaît?
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how do I get to the bank, please?
how do I get to the baker's, please?
how do I get to the church, please?
how do I get to the town hall, please?
how do I get to the museum, please?
how do I get to the stadium, please?
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Giving directions
Assume you are helping someone in the street you haven't met. You will give them instructions using the verb form that goes with vous (the polite form of 'you'). This is called the imperative and you can learn more about it in Level 66 but for now you only need to learn these key phrases. Take care to notice the difference between droit ('straight on') and droite ('right').
à droite
à gauche
tournez à droite
tournez à gauche
allez tout droit
allez jusqu'à...
continuez tout droit
traversez la rue
traversez le pont
et vous voilà
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> to the right
< to the left
< turn left
> turn right
^ go straight on
^ go as far as...
^ continue straight on
cross the street
cross the bridge
and there you are |
Landmarks
These are all masculine nouns that will help you give precise directions. Don't forget all the other places in town you know from Level 7.
le bout de la rue
le carrefour
les feux
le panneau
le pont
le rond-point
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the end of the street
crossroads
traffic lights (literally 'fires')
sign
bridge
roundabout |
A conversation
MADAME:
MONSIEUR:
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pardon monsieur, pour aller au parc, s'il vous plaît?
continuez tout droit jusqu'aux feux
aux feux, tournez à gauche
au rond-point, tournez à droite
traversez le pont et allez jusqu'au bout de la rue
et vous voilà madame, le parc est à gauche |
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excuse me Sir, how do I get to the park?
carry straight on as far as the traffic lights
at the traffic lights, turn left
at the roundabout, turn right
cross the bridge and go as far as the end of the street
and there you are Madam, the park is on the left
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