Key Phrases
Côté gauche
Left side
Tout droit
Straight ahead
Au sommet
On top
Skills You'll Learn
Giving directions in English
Donner des directions en français
Understanding cardinal points
Comprendre les points cardinaux
Using spatial prepositions
Utiliser les prépositions spatiales
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Côté gauche
koh-tay gohsh
Left side
Côté droit
koh-tay drwah
Right side
Tourner à gauche
toor-nay ah gohsh
Left turn
💬 With directions, French uses [à] before [gauche] and [droite]: [tourner à gauche], [tourner à droite]. You can reuse the pattern with movement too, like [aller à droite].
See breakdown →Tourner à droite
toor-nay ah drwah
Right turn
💬 With directions, French uses [à] before [gauche] and [droite]: [tourner à gauche], [tourner à droite]. You can reuse the pattern with movement too, like [aller à droite].
See breakdown →Tout droit
too drwah
Straight ahead
💬 [Tout droit] means straight ahead, not literally 'all right.' In directions, [droit] often means straight rather than right-hand.
See breakdown →Juste ici
zhyust ee-see
Right here
Nord
nor
North
Sud
syd
South
Est
es
East
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