French phrase: Où est le ___?
French phrase/sentence: Où est le ___?
Pronunciation: ooh-ay leh
Translation: Where is the ___?
Perhaps one of the easiest phrases to learn when studying any language is how to ask directions. In French, if you would like to know where a particular place is, you say “Où est le ___?” and then follow it up with where you would like to go.
Here are a few examples:
Où est le bistro? – Where is the bistro?
Où est le café? – Where is the café?
Où est le restaurant? – Where is the restaurant?

















Anne has studied and spoken French for over a decade and has lived in both France and Francophone Cameroon. She strives to write lessons that reflect her real experiences and represent the way people really speak.