The French Experience - Travel
Voyages
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Holidays
Describing where people usually go on holiday, where they went last year and why.
Directions
Being able to ask for directions and understand them in a country.
A school trip
A school trip on the Canal Du Midi.
- FrançaisEnglish
- les vacances d'étésummer holidays
- très souventvery often
- soit... soiteither... or
- Je vais...I go...
- Vous allez...You go...
- à l'étrangerabroad
- en Grècein Greece
- en Francein France
- aux Antillesin the Caribbean
- Vous partez à l'étranger ?Do you go abroad?
- Je reste en/au/à...I stay in...
- Je vis à l'étrangerI live abroad
- l'Afrique du Nord, dont je suis originaireNorth Africa, of which I am a native
- FrançaisEnglish
- un panneausignpost
- le villagevillage
- la ferme-aubergefarmhouse bed and breakfast
- la forêtforest
- la sortieway out/exit
- l'aubergeinn
- l'églisechurch
- à peu prèsabout/approximately
- La direction de..., s'il vous plaît ?The way to..., please?
- juste aprèsjust after
- Vous prenez à droiteYou go right
- Vous traversez le villageYou go through the village
- C'est indiquéIt's signposted
- Vous continuez...You continue...
- en haut de la collineon top of the hill
- en sortant de la forêton leaving the forest
- Vous verrezYou'll see
- en sortant dewhen you exit
- Bonne route !Have a good journey!
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Where you go on holiday
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