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How to Say ‘Turn left at the traffic light’ in French

Tournez à gauche au feu

toor-NAY ah gosh oh fuh

[toor-NAY ah gosh oh fuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Tournez à gauche

toor-NAY ah gosh

Turn left

A polite command: 'toor-nay ah gohsh'.

Example

Tournez à gauche ici.

Turn left here.

Words in this phrase

Tournez

[toor-NAY]

turn

Polite/plural command form of the verb 'tourner', to turn.

Example

Tournez ici, s'il vous plaît.

Turn here, please.

à

[ah]

to / at

Very common preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or used in many set expressions like 'à bientôt'.

Example

À demain !

See you tomorrow!

gauche

[gosh]

Left

Refers to the left side or direction.

Example

Avancez à gauche de l'arbre.

Move to the left of the tree.

au feu

oh fuh

at the traffic light

'Au' is 'à + le'. 'Feu' (fire or traffic light) has the rounded vowel 'eu', like 'fuh' said with rounded lips.

Example

Arrêtez-vous au feu.

Stop at the traffic light.

Words in this phrase

au

[oh]

at the

A phrase used to indicate location, time, or a condition.

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

feu

[fuh]

traffic light

Literally 'fire'; in directions it means the traffic lights.

Example

Le feu est rouge.

The traffic light is red.

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