Directions

1. Ont es l'estacion de metrò la mai prèpa?

   Where is the nearest metro station?

   Usage

   Asks where the nearest metro station is; metrò is the word for the systems in Tolosa (Toulouse) and Montpelhièr (Montpellier)

   Grammar Note

   ont + es + subject; la mai prèpa (the most near) is the superlative nearest; estacion de metrò is a combination of two attested words. Composed

2. Es luènh d'aicí?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Asks whether the destination is far; the opposite question is Es prèp?

   Grammar Note

   luènh de + place; d'aicí is de + aicí contracted. Composed

3. Podètz me mostrar sus la mapa?

   Could you show me on the map?

   Usage

   Used when spoken directions are hard to follow; show your phone map while asking

   Grammar Note

   podètz + infinitive. mapa is the word for a map; carta can also mean a card or a letter. Composed

4. Soi perdut

   I am lost

   Usage

   Tells someone you are lost; a woman says Soi perduda

   Grammar Note

   èsser + adjective; perdut agrees in gender (perdut / perduda). Composed

5. Anatz tot dreit fins al caireforc

   Go straight ahead until the intersection

   Usage

   A basic direction sentence; al is a + lo contracted

   Grammar Note

   Imperative (2nd plural) of anar; fins a + place means as far as. Composed

6. Es en fàcia de la comuna

   It is opposite the town hall

   Usage

   Describes a place by a landmark; comuna means the municipality and also the town hall

   Grammar Note

   en fàcia de + noun means opposite. Composed

7. Cossí podi anar a l'aeropòrt?

   How do I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Asks how to get somewhere; swap a l'aeropòrt for any other place

   Grammar Note

   cossí + podi + infinitive; a + l' before aeropòrt. Composed

8. Viratz a la segonda carrièra a man drecha

   Take the second street on the right

   Usage

   Counts the streets to show where to turn

   Grammar Note

   The ordinal is segond/segonda (segonda with the feminine carrièra). Composed

9. Es a dètz minutas a pè

   It's a ten-minute walk

   Usage

   Says how long it takes on foot

   Grammar Note

   a pè means on foot. Composed

10. A man drecha

    Right

    Usage

    Point to this in a taxi to say right

    Grammar Note

    a man + drecha means on the right-hand side; left is a man esquèrra

11. A man esquèrra

    Left

    Usage

    Point to this in a taxi to say left

    Grammar Note

    a man + esquèrra means on the left-hand side

12. Tot dreit

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    Point to this for go straight

    Grammar Note

    tot dreit is an adverbial phrase meaning straight on

13. Tornatz en arrièr

    Turn back

    Usage

    Asks a driver to go back after passing the place

    Grammar Note

    Imperative (2nd plural) of tornar; en arrièr means backwards. Composed

14. Arrestatz-vos aicí, se vos plai

    Stop here

    Usage

    Said in a taxi at the spot where you want to get out

    Grammar Note

    Reflexive imperative of s'arrestar; the pronoun vos follows the verb after a hyphen. Composed

15. Lo nòrd

    North

    Usage

    Point to this when checking a compass direction on a map or sign

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ò is the open vowel

16. Lo sud

    South

    Usage

    Point to this for a compass direction; the regional word miègjorn also means south

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; the regional word miègjorn is also used

17. L'èst

    East

    Usage

    Point to this for a compass direction on a map or sign

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; l' before a vowel; è is the open vowel

18. L'oèst

    West

    Usage

    Point to this for a compass direction on a map or sign

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; l' before a vowel

19. L'otèl

    Hotel

    Usage

    Point to this when asking the way to a hotel

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; ostalariá is another word, but otèl is shorter. No h is written

20. L'aeropòrt

    Airport

    Usage

    Point to this when asking how to get to the airport

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; spelled aeropòrt with ò

21. L'arrèst d'autobús

    Bus stop

    Usage

    Point to this when asking where the bus stop is

    Grammar Note

    arrèst means a stop or a halting place; autobús carries the accent. Composed

22. Lo metrò

    Subway

    Usage

    Point to this when asking about the metro

    Grammar Note

    Masculine noun; stress is on the final -ò

23. L'ambaissada

    Embassy

    Usage

    Point to this when you need your embassy, for example after losing a passport

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; spelled with -ss-

24. Lo caissièr automatic

    ATM

    Usage

    Point to this when asking where to withdraw cash

    Grammar Note

    Literally the automatic cashier; the adjective automatic is masculine

25. Lo burèu de cambi

    Currency exchange

    Usage

    Point to this when asking where money can be exchanged

    Grammar Note

    cambi means exchange; masculine noun

26. La lavariá

    Laundromat

    Usage

    Point to this when asking for a self-service laundry

    Grammar Note

    Feminine noun; stress is on the final -á

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