Asking for directions in French
You have been going in circles for ten minutes in a neighbourhood you don't know, and you stop a passer-by to ask for directions.
The phrase
Excusez-moi, je cherche la rue du marché.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1rue/ʁy/
streetnoun
A road lined with houses, in a town, where people and cars go.
- 2chemin/ʃəmɛ̃/
waynoun
The route to follow to get from one place to another.
- 3carrefour/kaʁfuʁ/
crossroadsnoun
A place where two or more streets cross.
- 4
feutraffic light
- 5
gaucheleft
- 6
droiteright
- 7
tournerto turn
- 8
continuerto continue
- 9
perdreto get lost
- 10
loinfar
The sentences3 of 10
Excusez-moi, je cherche la rue du marché.
Excuse me, I'm looking for market street.
Pouvez-vous me montrer le chemin sur le plan ?
Can you show me the way on the map?
Au carrefour, prenez la première rue à droite.
At the crossroads, take the first street on the right.
Pronunciation
rue/ʁy/
The u is said with rounded lips and the tongue forward, not like the ou of roue.
chemin/ʃəmɛ̃/
The ending is nasal: you don't hear the n.
carrefour/kaʁfuʁ/
Both r's come from the back of the throat, and -four is said with the ou sound.
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- What does carrefour mean?
- A carrefour is the place where two or more streets cross.
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