Lesson 9: 🧭 Directions & Time in French

🗺️ Directions in French

These words help you ask or give directions when traveling:

• le nord 🔊 – north
• le sud 🔊 – south
• l’est 🔊 – east
• l’ouest 🔊 – west
• la direction 🔊 – the direction

🕰️ Times of Day in French

Learn how to say different parts of the day:

• le matin 🔊 – morning
• le midi 🔊 – noon / midday
• l’après-midi 🔊 – afternoon
• le soir 🔊 – evening
• la nuit 🔊 – night

💡 Grammar & How to Use

• le / la / l’ 🔊 = "the" in French. Use le, la, and l’ before vowels.
• à 🔊 = to / at → used for directions and time.
• en 🔊 = in → often used for places or seasons.

📘 Easy Example Sentences

Je vais au nord 🔊.
I’m going to the north.
👉 Use à + le = au when saying “to the” for masculine nouns like le nord.

Le soir, je regarde la télé. 🔊
In the evening, I watch TV.
👉 Just say the part of the day directly: le matin, le soir, etc.

La boulangerie est à l’ouest 🔊.
The bakery is to the west.
👉 Use à l’ when the word starts with a vowel like ouest.

💭 Did You Know?

• 🌅 le matin 🔊, le soir 🔊 and le midi 🔊 are all masculine.
• 🌙 la nuit 🔊 is the only one that is feminine (so it uses la).
• 📍 direction 🔊 = “direction” and is feminine → la direction 🔊
• 🗺️ To say “towards Paris” → en direction de Paris 🔊
• 🕒 You can greet people based on time:
  – Bonjour 🔊 = Good morning / Hello
  – Bonsoir 🔊 = Good evening
  – Bonne nuit 🔊 = Good night