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Directions - Les Directions

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Learn to give and understand French directions.

Où se trouve... / Où est... ?    Where is...?
la salle de bain bathroom
l'hôtel (m) hotel
le restaurant restaurant
le musée museum
la banque bank
le bureau de change money exchange
l'église (f) church
le cinéma movie theater
le théâtre theater
l'école (f) school
la poste post office
le parc park
l'hôpital (m) hospital
le commissariat police station
    
C'est... / Il est... It's...
à gauche left
à droite 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)
  
le nord north
le sud south
l'est (m) east
l'ouest (m) west

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