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Directions to a pharmacy with two turns.
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traversezcross (formal) 🔊
le cointhe corner 🔊
le feuthe traffic light 🔊
à côté denext to 🔊
près denear 🔊
la pharmaciethe pharmacy 🔊
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« Il y a une pharmacie près d'ici ? » 🔊
Is there a pharmacy near here?
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Il y a une pharmacie près d'ici ? 🔊Is there a pharmacy near here?
Oui, traversez la rue au feu. 🔊Yes, cross the street at the traffic light.
Et ensuite ? 🔊And then?
Tournez au coin. C'est à côté de la banque. 🔊Turn at the corner. It's next to the bank.
Grammar in focus · il y a
« Il y a » means “there is / there are”: Il y a une pharmacie. It never changes for singular or plural.
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Give directions from a traffic light to a shop on the corner (2–3 steps).
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Bien ! Use « traversez » (cross) and « tournez » (turn), and « à côté de » for next to.
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