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How to Say ‘At the end of the hallway, on the right.’ in French

Au fond du couloir, à droite.

oh fohn dyoo koo-LWAR ah DRWAHT

[oh fohn dyoo koo-LWAR ah DRWAHT]

Phrase Breakdown

Au fond du couloir,

oh fohn dyoo koo-LWAR

At the end of the corridor,

'Au fond de' means 'at the far end of'. 'Au' sounds like 'oh'. The 'd' of 'fond' is silent, so it sounds like 'fon'. 'Couloir' sounds like 'koo-lwar'.

Example

Les toilettes sont au fond du couloir.

The toilets are at the end of the corridor.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

at the

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

Example

Elle est au parc.

She is at the park.

fond

[fohn]

back / far end

The rear part of a place.

Example

Il est assis au fond du restaurant.

He's sitting at the back of the restaurant.

[dyoo]

of the

Contraction of de and le, used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Du pain est sur la table.

Some bread is on the table.

couloir

[koo-LWAR]

aisle / corridor

Masculine noun for a passage; on a plane, the aisle seat.

Example

Je préfère une place côté couloir.

I prefer an aisle seat.

à droite.

ah DRWAHT

on the right.

This gives the direction. 'Droite' sounds like 'drwat', with a French throaty 'r'.

Example

Tournez à droite.

Turn right.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

droite

[DRWAHT]

right (side)

The right side or direction, used for giving directions.

Example

La banque est à droite.

The bank is on the right.

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