Asking for Directions (Basic Phrases - A1)
Phrases to ask for and understand simple directions:
- Getting attention:
Pardon?/Sorry?(Pardon? / Sorry?)Excuseer mij.(Excuse me. - slightly more formal)
- Asking where something is:
Waar is [place]?(Where is [place]?)Waar is het station?(Where is the station?)Waar is de supermarkt?(Where is the supermarket?)Waar is een toilet?(Where is a toilet?)
- Basic direction words:
links= leftrechts= rightrechtdoor= straight aheadhier= heredaar= therede straat= the streetde hoek= the corner
- Understanding simple directions (phrases you might hear):
Het is hier.(It's here.)Het is daar.(It's there.)Ga links./Linksaf.(Go left. / Turn left.)Ga rechts./Rechtsaf.(Go right. / Turn right.)Ga rechtdoor.(Go straight ahead.)Het is aan de linkerkant.(It's on the left side.)Het is aan de rechterkant.(It's on the right side.)Het is op de hoek.(It's on the corner.)
Example interaction:
- You:
Pardon, waar is het station? - Person:
Ga hier rechtdoor, en dan de tweede straat links. Het station is daar.(Go straight ahead here, and then the second street left. The station is there.)