Directions

Your score	Vocabulary	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	How do I get to _____, please?	Wie komme ich nach .... bitte?	‘How do I get to the town centre please?’
0/0	to turn left	nach links abbiegen	‘Turn left and continue along the main road. The sports centre is on the right-hand side.’ If you want to be more precise you might hear ‘Take the first/second/third turn on the left’.
0/0	to turn right	nach rechts abbiegen	‘To reach the meeting room, walk down the corridor and turn right after the canteen.’
0/0	to go straight on	geradeaus gehen	‘Go straight on until you reach the bridge. The hotel is on the right-hand side.’
0/0	to turn around	umdrehen	‘We’ve taken a wrong turn. I’ll turn around.’
0/0	to go round a roundabout	um einen Kreisverkehr herumgehen	‘Go round the roundabout and take the third exit towards Inverness.’
0/0	to cross a road	eine Straße überqueren	‘To get to the newsagent’s, cross the road then walk towards the roundabout.’
0/0	to go over a bridge	über eine Brücke gehen	‘Go over the bridge then turn right.’
0/0	It's on the left-hand side.	Es ist auf der linken Seite	‘The petrol station is on the left-hand side after the supermarket.’
0/0	It's on the right-hand side.	Es ist auf der rechten Seite	‘The meeting room is on the right-hand side of the corridor.’
0/0	It's opposite the cinema.	Es ist gegenüber dem Kino	‘The post office is opposite the cinema.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

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How do I get to _____, please?

Wie komme ich nach .... bitte?

‘How do I get to the town centre please?’

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to turn left

nach links abbiegen

‘Turn left and continue along the main road. The sports centre is on the right-hand side.’

If you want to be more precise you might hear ‘Take the first/second/third turn on the left’.

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to turn right

nach rechts abbiegen

‘To reach the meeting room, walk down the corridor and turn right after the canteen.’

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to go straight on

geradeaus gehen

‘Go straight on until you reach the bridge. The hotel is on the right-hand side.’

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to turn around

umdrehen

‘We’ve taken a wrong turn. I’ll turn around.’

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to go round a roundabout

um einen Kreisverkehr herumgehen

‘Go round the roundabout and take the third exit towards Inverness.’

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to cross a road

eine Straße überqueren

‘To get to the newsagent’s, cross the road then walk towards the roundabout.’

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to go over a bridge

über eine Brücke gehen

‘Go over the bridge then turn right.’

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It's on the left-hand side.

Es ist auf der linken Seite

‘The petrol station is on the left-hand side after the supermarket.’

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It's on the right-hand side.

Es ist auf der rechten Seite

‘The meeting room is on the right-hand side of the corridor.’

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It's opposite the cinema.

Es ist gegenüber dem Kino

‘The post office is opposite the cinema.’

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