Orablo

Dans la rue · 1 of 1Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for directions

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.

These ten words are for asking a stranger the way and understanding the answer, including rue, carrefour and tourner. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    ruestreet/ʁy/nounA road lined with houses, in a town, where people and cars go.The u is said with rounded lips and the tongue forward, not like the ou of roue.
  2. 2
    cheminway/ʃəmɛ̃/nounThe route to follow to get from one place to another.The ending is nasal: you don't hear the n.
  3. 3
    carrefourcrossroads/kaʁfuʁ/nounA place where two or more streets cross.Both r's come from the back of the throat, and -four is said with the ou sound.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Excusez-moi, je cherche la rue du marché.

    Excuse me, I'm looking for market street.

  2. 2

    Pouvez-vous me montrer le chemin sur le plan ?

    Can you show me the way on the map?

  3. 3

    Au carrefour, prenez la première rue à droite.

    At the crossroads, take the first street on the right.

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