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How do you say "turn left" in French?
tourne à gauche
In French, "turn left" is tourne à gauche.
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Pronunciation
Say toorn ah GOHSH, with a soft sh sound at the very end of gauche.
Grammar notes
tourne à gauche is a phrase used the same way as its English equivalent.
Example sentence
turn left
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How to remember tourne à gauche
Gauche is already a familiar English loanword meaning awkward, but here it simply points you to the left.
Related words
- turn right Tourne à droite
- go straight ahead Va tout droit
- its on the left C’est à gauche
- its on the right C’est à droite
- its around the corner C’est juste au coin de la rue
- how far is it C’est loin
- is it walking distance C’est à distance de marche
- which bus goes to Vers quel bus va
- does this train stop at Ce train s’arrête-t-il à
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Questions about tourne à gauche
How do you pronounce tourne à gauche?
Say toorn ah GOHSH, with a soft sh sound at the very end of gauche.
Is tourne à gauche formal or casual?
tourne à gauche is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.
How is tourne à gauche used in French?
tourne à gauche is used the same way as the equivalent English phrase. For example: (turn left).
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