Asking and giving directions
Asking and giving directions
Key Words & Phrases
Note: “apprendre” (to learn) is conjugated the same way as “prendre”
- La mairie / l’hôtel de ville
- La poste
- La banque
- Le poste de police / Le commissariat
- La déchetterie
- La piscine municipale
- Le parc
- L’église (f.)
- La mosquée
- La synagogue
- Le temple
- L’arrêt de bus
- La station de métro
- La gare routière
- La gare
- L’aéroport (m.)
- Le parking
- La rue
- L’avenue
- Le chemin
- Le rond-point
- Le feu (tricolore) / le feu rouge
- Le virage
- À droite ≠ à gauche
- Tout droit
- La première, la deuxième, la troisième
Tourner
Continuer
Traverser
Prendre
- Excusez-moi, où se trouve la mairie ?
- Continuez tout droit, puis prenez la deuxième à gauche.
- Merci pour votre aide. / Je vous remercie.
- Je vous en prie.
Learn
21 phrases to ask for directions
Dialogue about directions
The imperative
“prendre” in the present tense
Flemotion: Directions and vocabulary
Rocket Languages: Vocabulary about directions
Master Your French: Directions
Kwiziq: The imperative
Kwiziq: “prendre” and derivatives in the present tense
Watch
Thomasharuki: Listening practice, directions
Doctor French: Giving directions in the imperative
Français Immersion: “prendre” in the present tense
Lingoni: The imperative
Atelier du français: The imperative
Read
FrenchPod101: Directions
Lawless French: Vocabulary about directions
Bonjour de France: Prepositions and verbs about directions
Comme une Française: The imperative
AudioFrench: Vocabulary of the city
Podcast français facile: Places in the city
Practice
Languagesonline.org: Practice directions
Estudiodefrances.com: Listening comprehension
To learn French: practice the imperative
Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.
- Your penpal Antoine is coming to visit. Unfortunately, you cannot come to greet him at the train station. You are writing him a message with directions so he can find you easily. Try to use the imperative (you can use the informal or the formal).
You don’t live anywhere near a train station? Then, make it a bus stop or even a supermarket – what matters is that you get to practice the imperative and directions!
Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.
Partner Speaking Exercise:
- Take a map of a city (if you cannot find one easily, here is a map of the City of Bordeaux – click on it to zoom in). Choose your current location on the map, and have your French-speaking partner ask you for directions to a destination of their choice (on the map!). Give them the directions.
- Now, imagine you are lost in the city and you are asking your partner for directions to a destination of your choice. Make sure you understand the directions given.
Independent Speaking Exercise:
Have a look at this map of Paris and try to do the exercise. Imagine you are giving someone directions from the Arc de Triomphe to the places mentioned in the document.
You can find instructions and a download link in our flashcards module.
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