French Location and Direction Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering cardinal directions, spatial relations, places, and directional phrases from French unit lessons.

quartier Montcalm

The neighborhood located in the south of Québec where Vincent lives, situated between the green house and the yellow house.

lac Saint-Jean

The lake located to the north of the city of Québec.

fleuve Saint-Laurent

The river located to the east of Québec.

Le carnaval de Québec

An annual winter event in Québec featuring ice sculptures, such as Don Quichotte.

Les Galeries Lafayette

A major department store in Paris; in the dialogue, it is reached by taking the first street on the right, crossing avenue Voltaire, as the second shop right next to the post office and behind the theater.

Le Printemps

A grand department store located in Paris.

City 2

A shopping center or major venue located in Bruxelles.

Planète Charmilles

A shopping center located in Genève.

Le centre Eaton

A shopping center located in Montréal.

Au nord

French directional expression meaning 'to the north'.

Au sud

French directional expression meaning 'to the south'.

À l'est

French directional expression meaning 'to the east'.

À l'ouest

French directional expression meaning 'to the west'.

Première rue à droite

French phrase meaning 'first street on the right'.

Tournez à gauche

French directional phrase meaning 'turn left'.

Continuez tout droit

French directional phrase meaning 'continue straight ahead'.

Traversez l'avenue

French directional phrase meaning 'cross the avenue'.

Devant

French spatial preposition meaning 'in front of'.

Derrière

French spatial preposition meaning 'behind'.

À côté de

French spatial phrase meaning 'next to' or 'beside'.