Learn how to ask for directions
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Asking directions |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in French. |
| Body |
| Becky: Imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask 'Where is the station?' in French. |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Où est la gare? |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'where' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] où [Slow] où |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'is' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] est [Slow] est |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'the' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] la [Slow] la |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'station' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] gare [Slow] gare |
| Becky: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where is the station?' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Où est la gare? [Normal] Où est la gare? |
| Becky: Here's a formal response meaning 'Go straight.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Allez tout droit. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'go' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] allez [Slow] allez |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'completely' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] tout [Slow] tout |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'straight' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] droit [Slow] droit |
| Becky: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal response meaning 'Go straight.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Allez tout droit. [Normal] Allez tout droit. |
| Becky: Here's a formal response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Tournez à droite. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'turn' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] tournez [Slow] tournez |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] à [Slow] à |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'right' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] droite [Slow] droite |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal response, 'Turn right.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Tournez à droite. [Normal] Tournez à droite. |
| Becky: Here's a formal response meaning, 'Turn left.' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] Tournez à gauche. |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'turn' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] tournez [Slow] tournez |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'to' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] à [Slow] à |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'left' |
| Yasmine: [Normal] gauche [Slow] gauche |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal response, 'Turn left.' |
| Yasmine: [Slow] Tournez à gauche. [Normal] Tournez à gauche. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Yasmine: Où est… which means “where is...?” is quite common, and also easy to remember. |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
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