French · Real conversations
How to say “Am I going the right way?” in French
Check whether you are heading in the correct direction.
Je vais dans la bonne direction ?
Am I going the right way?
Name the destination when the other person does not know it.
Use it in three situations
Walking to a station
Je vais dans la bonne direction ?
Am I going the right way?
Following directions
Je vais dans la bonne direction pour la gare ?
Am I going the right way to the station?
Checking an unfamiliar street
C'est la bonne direction pour le musée ?
Is this the right direction for the museum?
What to watch for
This is about your route, rather than whether your behavior is morally right.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine local transport. Say this in French: Am I going the right way to the station?
Reveal a sample reply
Je vais dans la bonne direction pour la gare ?
Am I going the right way to the station?
Build a useful exchange
Find the right route and the right stop.
This expression in other languages
A note on speaking French
Use vous with strangers, staff, and people you address formally; use tu when that relationship is established. Je voudrais and pourriez-vous can make a request considerate. The most appropriate choice depends on the person and the situation.
Keep accents and apostrophes. A familiar spoken expression may differ from its literal English translation. Read the complete line, including the pronoun and the words that connect the request.
