Directions in French

Indiquer le chemin en français

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By ThoughtCo Team
Updated on February 21, 2020

Do you know where you're going and how to get there? This French vocabulary will help you give and understand directions.

Où se trouve... / Où est... ? Where is the...?
la banque bank
le W.C. bathroom
l'église (f) church
l'épicerie (f) grocery store
l'hôpital (m) hospital
l'hôtel hotel
le musée museum
le bureau de change money exchange
le cinéma movie theater
le parc park
le commissariat police station
la poste post office
le restaurant restaurant
l'école (f) school
le théâtre theater
C'est... / Il est... It's...
à gauche to/on the left
à droite to/on the right
tout droit straight (ahead)
à côté de next to
devant in front of
derrière in back of, behind
en haut up
en bas down
près (de) near (to)
loin (de) far (from)
au nord to the north
au sud to the south
à l'est to the east
à l'ouest to the west

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