10 phrases to learn4 key words8 useful expressions
Heading to France for basics & survival? These French phrases for Basic location / direction rescue cover what you are likely to hear or need to say. Each line pairs French with a clear English meaning.
This is a preview of a lesson from the French for Travel course in Vocabilis.
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.
What you’ll learn
In this lesson you’ll learn how to:
- find your room
- what are you looking for
- it's very close
- it's that way
- i'm lost. (male speaker)
- i'm lost. (female speaker)
Essential phrases
- Qu'est-ce que vous cherchez ?What are you looking for?
- C'est tout près.It's very close.
- C'est par là.It's that way.
- Je suis perdu.I'm lost. (male speaker)
- Je suis perdue.I'm lost. (female speaker)
- Où sommes-nous ?Where are we?
- Où sont les toilettes ?Where is the restroom?
- C'est près d'ici ?Is it nearby?
- C'est loin ?Is it far?
- Pouvez-vous me montrer sur le plan ?Could you show me on the map?
Useful words
- perdu — Lost
- perdue — Lost
- plan — Map
- toilettes — Toilets
Useful expressions
- c'est loin — It is far
- je suis perdu — I am lost
- je suis perdue — I am lost
- les toilettes — Toilets
- où sommes-nous — Where are we
- où sont — Where are … ?
- pouvez-vous me montrer — Can you show me
- sur le plan — On the map
Practice in Vocabilis
Learn these phrases with audio, spaced repetition, and review tracking in Vocabilis.