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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. And if you've been with us for a while, you know we just wrapped up numbers up to a hundred. Lucas: That was a big milestone. And today we're going to do something super practical — asking for directions. Luna: Oh, I need this. I get lost all the time. Lucas: Perfect. So our first phrase is the big one. Où est la gare? Luna: Où est la gare? Lucas: Good. Où est means 'where is', and la gare is the train station. So Où est la gare? Luna: Où est la gare? I love that. I can literally use that right after I step out of the metro. Lucas: Exactly. And the answer might be C'est à droite. That means 'it's to the right.' Luna: C'est à droite. Lucas: Nice. C'est à droite. You might also hear C'est à gauche — 'it's to the left.' Luna: C'est à gauche. Which one is right and which is left? I always mix them up. Lucas: That's okay. Let's practice both. C'est à droite. C'est à gauche. Luna: C'est à droite. C'est à gauche. Lucas: Good. And if someone tells you to go straight ahead, they'll say C'est tout droit. Luna: C'est tout droit. That sounds like 'all the way straight'. Lucas: Something like that. Tout means all, droit means right or straight. So C'est tout droit. Luna: C'est tout droit. Okay, I'm going to try a little scene. I'm at the metro exit, I ask Où est la gare? and they say C'est tout droit. Lucas: Perfect. And then maybe you ask C'est loin? — 'is it far?' Luna: Ooh, that's useful. C'est loin? Lucas: Yes. And the answer might be Non, c'est près. But we'll keep it simple today. Just C'est loin? Luna: C'est loin? Lucas: Good. So let's recap the five phrases we have: Où est la gare? C'est à droite. C'est à gauche. C'est tout droit. C'est loin? Luna: Où est la gare? C'est à droite. C'est à gauche. C'est tout droit. C'est loin? Lucas: Excellent. Now let's put them together. I'm going to give you a little scenario. You're in a French city and you ask a passerby, Où est la gare? Luna: Où est la gare? Lucas: And they say, C'est à droite, puis c'est tout droit. Luna: So first right, then straight ahead. Got it. C'est à droite, puis c'est tout droit. Lucas: Nice. And then you might ask, C'est loin? Luna: C'est loin? Lucas: And they say, Non, c'est tout droit. Luna: So it's not far, just straight. That's helpful. Lucas: Exactly. Now, we've been talking about navigating a city. And you know, one thing I love about Fexingo is that we keep these episodes ad-free. No interruptions, just French. Luna: Yeah, and that's thanks to our listeners who support us. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress, and you want to keep it that way, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: No pressure at all. We're just happy you're here learning with us. Now, back to directions. Let's do one more round of practice. Luna: Okay. I'll ask, Où est la gare? Lucas: C'est à gauche. Luna: C'est à gauche. Got it. And if I want to ask about the museum, I could say Où est le musée? Lucas: Oh, nice. That's a great pattern. We haven't taught le musée, but you're already building on it. So Où est le musée? Luna: Où est le musée? And they say C'est à droite. Perfect. Lucas: There you go. So you can use Où est with any place. But today's focus is the train station. Let's repeat one more time: Où est la gare? Luna: Où est la gare? Lucas: C'est à droite. Luna: C'est à droite. Lucas: C'est à gauche. Luna: C'est à gauche. Lucas: C'est tout droit. Luna: C'est tout droit. Lucas: C'est loin? Luna: C'est loin? Lucas: Perfect. And that's our episode. Keep practicing these, and you'll find your way anywhere in France. Luna: See you next time on Fexingo.