A1.1 · Travel French · model audio

How to pronounce “Tournez à gauche, puis tout droit.” in French

Turn left, then straight ahead. Hear the complete line, then keep its meaning and situation in mind as you repeat.

Meaning and use

What this French phrase means

Tournez à gauche, puis tout droit.

English: Turn left, then straight ahead.

Speaker in this scene: B

Mission: Left or right? · Around town

Related mission sound · /o/

Practise the mission cue, then return to the complete line.

Round your lips and keep the vowel close and steady.

The cue belongs to the wider speaking mission and is not presented as a complete IPA transcription of this sentence.

/o/

Model word or phrase

gauche

left

Hold the /o/ in gauche, then contrast gauche and droite.

Left or right? · A1.1

Hear the phrase inside a complete French conversation

Read the exchange once for meaning. Then replay the target line and repeat it without losing the speaker's intention.

  1. A
    Où est l'hôtel ?Where is the hotel?
  2. B
    Tournez à gauche, puis tout droit.Turn left, then straight ahead.
  3. A
    D'accord, merci.Okay, thank you.

A four-pass routine

Listen, shape, say, then use.

  1. Play the checked model once without speaking.
  2. Read the English meaning and choose the intention you want to express.
  3. Apply the /o/ cue to its model example, then replay the complete target line.
  4. Read the full exchange aloud, then change one detail and answer again.

Same speaking mission

Continue with related French phrases

These lines belong to the same situation, so the vocabulary and speaking intention stay connected.

Record this line inside the guided Parle mission.

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