| A | B |
| à | at; to;in (+ city) |
| à côté de | next (door) to |
| au bord de | beside; by |
| au bout de | at the end of |
| au fond de | at the bottom/end of |
| au milieu de | in the middle of |
| autour de | around |
| contre | against |
| dans | in |
| de l'autre coté | on the other side |
| dedans | inside |
| dehors | outside |
| derrière | behind |
| devant | in front of |
| en | to; in (+ country); by (+ transport) |
| en bas | at the bottom;down(stairs) |
| en haut | at the top; up(stairs) |
| en face de | opposite |
| entre | between |
| jusqu'à | as far as |
| là-bas | over there |
| partout | everywhere |
| sous | under |
| sur | on |
| vers | towards; about (+ time) |
| y | there |
| à
mètres d'ici etc. | at
metres from here etc. |
| à quelle distance? | how far away ? |
| loin (de) | far; a long way (from) |
| par ici/par là | this way/that way |
| partout | everywhere |
| (tout) près | (very) near(by) |
| près de | near (to) |
| proche | close; near |
| aller | to go |
| arriver | to arrive |
| descendre | to go down |
| descendre de | to get off (transport) |
| descendre à | to stay at (a hotel) |
| entrer (dans) | to enter; to go in |
| monter | to go up |
| monter dans | to get in; on (transport) |
| partir | to leave; to go away |
| quitter | to leave |
| renter | r to return; to go back (home) |
| retourner | to go back |
| revenir | to come back |
| sortir | to go out; to leave |
| tomber | to fall |
| tourner | to turn |
| traverser | to cross |
| venir | to come |
| nord; sud; est; ouest | north; south; east; west |
| à droite | (on the) right |
| à gauche | (on the) left |
| tout droit | straight on |
| toutes directions | all directions (on road sign) |
| de | from |
| d'où (?) | where from? |
| de quelle direction? | from which direction ? |
| accompagner | to accompany; to come/go with |
| apporter | to bring (thing) |
| conduire | to drive |
| emmener | to take (person) |
| mettre | to put (on) |
| prendre + transport | to get; to catch |
| rouler | to go (vehicle) |
| suivre | to follow |
| banlieue la | suburbs |
| campagne la | country(side) |
| centre le | centre; middle |
| centre-villele | town/city-centre |
| chez (Marie)/(le dentiste) | to/at Maries house to/at the dentists |
| côte la | coast |
| en ville | to/in town |
| mer la | sea |
| montagne la | mountain |
| pays le | country |
| quartier le | district; neighbourhood |
| région la | region |
| village le | village |
| ville la | town; city |
| bas/basse | low |
| court | short |
| étroit | narrow |
| grand | big; tall |
| gros/grosse | big; fat |
| haut | high |
| large | wide; broad |
| long/longue | long |
| mince | thin; slim |
| moyen/enne | average; medium |
| petit | small; little |