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How to Say ‘Take the second street’ in French

Prenez la deuxième rue

pruh-nay lah duh-ZYEM roo

[pruh-nay lah duh-ZYEM roo]

Phrase Breakdown

Prenez

[pruh-nay]

take / are taking

Form of “prendre” used with “vous”; often means taking medicine.

Example

Dans cette question, « prenez » demande si vous suivez un traitement.

In this question, “prenez” asks whether you are following a treatment.

la deuxième rue

lah duh-ZYEM roo

the second street

'Deuxième' sounds like 'duh-ZYEM'. The 'x' is pronounced like a 'z'.

Example

J'habite dans la deuxième rue.

I live on the second street.

Words in this phrase

la

[lah]

the (feminine singular)

Definite article used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

La réservation est déjà confirmée pour samedi soir.

The reservation is already confirmed for Saturday evening.

deuxième

[duh-ZYEM]

second

Ordinal number meaning number two in a sequence.

Example

C'est la deuxième maison.

It's the second house.

rue

[roo]

street

A common noun for a street or road in a town or city.

Example

À la prochaine rue, la circulation est plus fluide.

At the next street, traffic is smoother.

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