FrenchA1Lesson 3.1
🇫🇷 French A1 · Lesson 3.1

La ville — Places in the city

Name key places, ask where something is, and write simple directions.

Listen first

A friend asks the way to the station. Play it twice — first slow, then natural.

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la garethe station 🔊
la ruethe street 🔊
à gaucheon the left 🔊
à droiteon the right 🔊
tout droitstraight ahead 🔊
Où est… ?Where is… ? 🔊

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« Où est la gare ? » 🔊
Where is the station?
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Pronunciation

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Pardon, où est la gare, s'il vous plaît ? 🔊Excuse me, where is the station, please?
Continuez tout droit, puis tournez à gauche. 🔊Go straight ahead, then turn left.
C'est loin ? 🔊Is it far?
Non, c'est à cinq minutes. La gare est à droite, dans la rue Victor Hugo. 🔊No, it's five minutes away. The station is on the right, on Victor Hugo street.
Merci beaucoup ! 🔊Thank you very much!
Grammar in focus · the imperative

Continuez, tournez — to give directions politely with vous, drop the subject and keep the verb. You just met the imperative without a single rule table.

Write it yourself

A friend is visiting. Write 2–3 sentences telling them how to get from the station to your home. Use tout droit, à gauche or à droite.

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Tip for this task
Great use of tout droit! Small fix: « tournez à droite » needs the accent on à. Try adding puis (then) to connect your steps.

Quick check

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1. “Turn left” in French is…
2. « Où est… ? » means…
3. Which means “straight ahead”?
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