Day 9: Directions, Positions, and Movement in French

Day 9 focuses on directions and spatial language—the words that tell you where something is and how to get there. This vocabulary is essential for real-world comprehension: following instructions, understanding announcements, navigating cities, and performing everyday tasks. For CLB 5 listening, direction words are high-yield because they often carry the core message of an audio clip.

Children learn these words early because they connect language to movement and space. Once these terms feel familiar, spoken French becomes clearer: you start catching the logic of instructions even if you miss a verb or noun.

Pronunciations are written for understanding. Punjabi (Gurmukhi) and Hindi pronunciations help anchor sound patterns as you observe signs, streets, rooms, and movement around you.

Day 9 Vocabulary List (50 Words)

French	English	Pronunciation (English style)	Punjabi	Hindi
ici	here	ee-see	ਈਸੀ	ईसी
là	there	la	ਲਾ	ला
là-bas	over there	la-ba	ਲਾਬਾ	लाबा
devant	in front of	duh-von	ਦਵੋਂ	दवों
derrière	behind	day-ryair	ਦੇਰਿਏਰ	देरिएर
à côté de	next to	a ko-tay duh	ਆ ਕੋਤੇ ਦ	आ कोते द
près de	near	pray duh	ਪ੍ਰੇ ਦ	प्रे द
loin de	far from	lwahn duh	ਲੁਆਂ ਦ	लुआँ द
en face de	opposite	on fas duh	ਓਂ ਫਾਸ ਦ	ओं फास द
entre	between	on-tr	ਓਂਤ੍ਰ	ओंत्र
sur	on	sur	ਸੁਰ	सुर
sous	under	soo	ਸੂ	सू
au-dessus de	above	o duh-suh	ਓ ਦਸੁ	ओ दसु
en dessous de	below	on duh-soo	ਓਂ ਦਸੂ	ओं दसू
gauche	left	gosh	ਗੌਸ਼	गौश
droite	right	drwat	ਦ੍ਰੁਆਤ	द्रुआत
tout droit	straight ahead	too drwa	ਤੂ ਦ੍ਰੁਆ	तू द्रुआ
tourner	to turn	too-ner	ਤੂਨੇ	तूने
entrer	to enter	on-tray	ਓਂਤ੍ਰੇ	ओंत्रे
sortir	to go out	sor-teer	ਸੋਰਤੀਰ	सोरतीर
monter	to go up	mon-tay	ਮੋਂਤੇ	मोंते
descendre	to go down	day-sondr	ਦੇਸੋਂਦਰ	देसोंद्र
traverser	to cross	tra-vair-say	ਤ੍ਰਾਵੇਰਸੇ	त्रावेरसे
suivre	to follow	sweevr	ਸਵੀਵਰ	स्वीवर
continuer	to continue	kon-tee-nyu-ay	ਕੋਂਤੀਨਿਉਏ	कोंतीन्युए
arrêter	to stop	a-ray-tay	ਅਰੇਤੇ	अरेते
avancer	to move forward	a-van-say	ਅਵਾਂਸੇ	अवांसे
reculer	to move back	ruh-kyu-lay	ਰਕਿਉਲੇ	रक्युले
chemin	path	shuh-man	ਸ਼ਮੈਂ	शमें
route	road	root	ਰੂਟ	रूट
rue	street	ru	ਰੂ	रू
coin	corner	kwan	ਕਵਾਂ	क्वाँ
carrefour	intersection	ka-ruh-foor	ਕਰਫੂਰ	करफूर
entrée	entrance	on-tray	ਓਂਤ੍ਰੇ	ओंत्रे
sortie	exit	sor-tee	ਸੋਰਤੀ	सोरती
escalier	stairs	es-ka-lyay	ਇਸਕਾਲਿਏ	इस्कालिये
ascenseur	elevator	a-son-sur	ਅਸਾਂਸੁਰ	असांसुर
étage	floor/level	ay-tazh	ਏਤਾਜ਼	एताज़
rez-de-chaussée	ground floor	ray duh sho-say	ਰੇ ਦ ਸ਼ੋਸੇ	रे द शोसे
direction	direction	dee-rek-syon	ਦੀਰੇਕਸਿਓਂ	दीरेकस्योँ
distance	distance	dis-tans	ਦਿਸਤਾਂਸ	दिस्तांस
plan	map/plan	plan	ਪਲਾਨ	प्लान
panneau	sign	pa-no	ਪਾਨੋ	पानो
endroit	place/spot	on-drwa	ਓਂਦ੍ਰੁਆ	ओंद्रुआ
position	position	po-zi-syon	ਪੋਜ਼ੀਸਿਓਂ	पोज़ीस्यों
proche	nearby	prosh	ਪ੍ਰੋਸ਼	प्रोश
éloigné	far away	ay-lo-nyay	ਏਲੋਨਿਏ	एलोनिये
accès	access	ak-say	ਅਕਸੇ	अकसे

Why Day 9 Sharpens Real-World Comprehension

Direction and position words act as signals in spoken French. Catching gauche, droite, tout droit, or près de can be enough to understand an instruction. This mirrors CLB 5 listening expectations, where identifying the main action and location matters more than perfect comprehension.

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