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en Asking for directions   »   fr Demander le chemin

40 [forty]

Asking for directions

Asking for directions

40 [quarante]

Demander le chemin

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Excuse me! E-----z-moi ! E__________ ! E-c-s-z-m-i ! ------------- Excusez-moi ! 0
Can you help me? Pour-----vo-- m’aid---? P____________ m______ ? P-u-r-e---o-s m-a-d-r ? ----------------------- Pourriez-vous m’aider ? 0
Is there a good restaurant around here? Où y-----i---n--on----t---a----ux--lentou-s-? O_ y_______ u_ b__ r_________ a__ a________ ? O- y-a-t-i- u- b-n r-s-a-r-n- a-x a-e-t-u-s ? --------------------------------------------- Où y-a-t-il un bon restaurant aux alentours ? 0
Take a left at the corner. T--rn-- ---a-c---a--coin--- -- r-e. T______ à g_____ a_ c___ d_ l_ r___ T-u-n-z à g-u-h- a- c-i- d- l- r-e- ----------------------------------- Tournez à gauche au coin de la rue. 0
Then go straight for a while. E--uite -llez-u----u-t-u- d--i-. E______ a____ u_ p__ t___ d_____ E-s-i-e a-l-z u- p-u t-u- d-o-t- -------------------------------- Ensuite allez un peu tout droit. 0
Then go right for a hundred metres / meters (am.). F-ît-s ---u-te ---t m-tre- e- to-rnez---dro---. F_____ e______ c___ m_____ e_ t______ à d______ F-î-e- e-s-i-e c-n- m-t-e- e- t-u-n-z à d-o-t-. ----------------------------------------------- Faîtes ensuite cent mètres et tournez à droite. 0
You can also take the bus. Vous -ou----a--s--pr---re -e bus. V___ p_____ a____ p______ l_ b___ V-u- p-u-e- a-s-i p-e-d-e l- b-s- --------------------------------- Vous pouvez aussi prendre le bus. 0
You can also take the tram. Vou---o---- -u--i----ndr--l-----m. V___ p_____ a____ p______ l_ t____ V-u- p-u-e- a-s-i p-e-d-e l- t-a-. ---------------------------------- Vous pouvez aussi prendre le tram. 0
You can also follow me with your car. Vo-s ----ez -uss--m- -----e------i-ure. V___ p_____ a____ m_ s_____ e_ v_______ V-u- p-u-e- a-s-i m- s-i-r- e- v-i-u-e- --------------------------------------- Vous pouvez aussi me suivre en voiture. 0
How do I get to the football / soccer (am.) stadium? Co--e-- --is-j---- ----e-d- fo-tball-? C______ v______ a_ s____ d_ f_______ ? C-m-e-t v-i---e a- s-a-e d- f-o-b-l- ? -------------------------------------- Comment vais-je au stade de football ? 0
Cross the bridge! T-av--s---le-p-nt-! T________ l_ p___ ! T-a-e-s-z l- p-n- ! ------------------- Traversez le pont ! 0
Go through the tunnel! Pas--z--a- l---un-el-! P_____ p__ l_ t_____ ! P-s-e- p-r l- t-n-e- ! ---------------------- Passez par le tunnel ! 0
Drive until you reach the third traffic light. Al-ez---s------t-----èm- fe--de-s--na----t-o-. A____ j_______ t________ f__ d_ s_____________ A-l-z j-s-u-a- t-o-s-è-e f-u d- s-g-a-i-a-i-n- ---------------------------------------------- Allez jusqu’au troisième feu de signalisation. 0
Then turn into the first street on your right. T--r-e--e-sui-----l- ---mi----ru- - droi-e. T______ e______ à l_ p_______ r__ à d______ T-u-n-z e-s-i-e à l- p-e-i-r- r-e à d-o-t-. ------------------------------------------- Tournez ensuite à la première rue à droite. 0
Then drive straight through the next intersection. C-ntin-ez---------t--t -r-it-au-pr--ha-n---r-efou-. C________ e______ t___ d____ a_ p_______ c_________ C-n-i-u-z e-s-i-e t-u- d-o-t a- p-o-h-i- c-r-e-o-r- --------------------------------------------------- Continuez ensuite tout droit au prochain carrefour. 0
Excuse me, how do I get to the airport? Ex--se--moi-----m--- v-----e à--’a-r--o-- ? E___________ c______ v______ à l_________ ? E-c-s-z-m-i- c-m-e-t v-i---e à l-a-r-p-r- ? ------------------------------------------- Excusez-moi, comment vais-je à l’aéroport ? 0
It is best if you take the underground / subway (am.). L- mieux-----s- -- pr---re le -é-r-. L_ m_____ c____ d_ p______ l_ m_____ L- m-e-x- c-e-t d- p-e-d-e l- m-t-o- ------------------------------------ Le mieux, c’est de prendre le métro. 0
Simply get out at the last stop. D--cen-ez -im-l--e-t--u-t-r-i---. D________ s_________ a_ t________ D-s-e-d-z s-m-l-m-n- a- t-r-i-u-. --------------------------------- Descendez simplement au terminus. 0

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