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How to Say ‘My GPS says it's shorter that way.’ in French

Mon GPS dit que c'est plus court par là.

mohn zhay-pay-ESS dee kuh suh eh ploos koor par lah

[mohn zhay-pay-ESS dee kuh suh eh ploos koor par lah]

🇫🇷 In France: Mentioning your GPS is a common, fairly polite way to question a driver's route without accusing them directly.

Phrase Breakdown

Mon GPS dit

mohn zhay-pay-ESS dee

My GPS says

French spells out the letters: 'zhay-pay-ESS'. 'Dit' is 'says', said 'DEE'.

Example

Mon GPS dit à droite.

My GPS says right.

Words in this phrase

Mon

[mohn]

Possessive adjective, first person singular.

Example

Mon livre est ici.

My book is here.

GPS

[zhay-pay-ESS]

GPS / satnav

Navigation device or app; letters pronounced the French way.

Example

Le GPS ne marche pas.

The GPS isn't working.

dit

[dee]

says

Third-person singular of 'dire,' meaning to say or tell.

Example

Il dit qu'il va bien.

He says that he is fine.

que c'est plus court par là.

kuh suh eh ploos koor par lah

that it's shorter that way.

'Que' introduces what is said. 'Par là' means 'that way'.

Example

Je pense que c'est par là.

I think it's that way.

Words in this phrase

que

[kuh]

that

Introduces the clause that follows after expressing a thought or opinion.

Example

Dans Je pense que, que relie l'opinion à l'idée suivante.

In "Je pense que," "que" links the opinion to the next idea.

[suh]

Used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

C'est incroyable.

It is incredible.

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

plus

[ploos]

An adverb used to indicate a greater degree or extent of something.

Example

Cet endroit est plus intéressant la nuit.

This place is more interesting at night.

court

[koor]

short

Adjective meaning brief in length or distance.

Example

Le trajet est court.

The trip is short.

par

[par]

through / via (which way)

With 'où' it asks which direction to take to reach a place.

Example

Passez par la place.

Go through the square.

là

[lah]

There

Adverb used to indicate a place or position.

Example

Là, on trouve souvent des oiseaux rares.

There, we often find rare birds.

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