Follow a brief Japanese route and identify the direction of travel, the turn and the landmark beside the station. This original passage has no matching recording yet; the audio linked in Sources is separate practice.

The idea

まっすぐ means straight ahead. 右に曲がってください asks for a right turn; 隣 gives a location beside a landmark. Follow the instructions in order.

Patterns to compare
JapaneseMeaning
すみません、駅えきはどこですか。Excuse me, where is the station?
まっすぐ行いって、右みぎに曲まがってください。Go straight and turn right.
次つぎの角かどを左ひだりに曲まがってください。Turn left at the next corner.
駅えきは銀行ぎんこうの隣となりです。The station is next to the bank.

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まっすぐ行いってください。次つぎの角かどを右みぎに曲まがってください。駅えきは銀行ぎんこうの隣となりです。

Examples

  • すみません、駅えきはどこですか。Excuse me, where is the station?
  • 駅えきにはどうやって行いきますか。How do I get to the station?
  • まっすぐ行いって、右みぎに曲まがってください。Go straight and turn right.
  • 次つぎの角かどを左ひだりに曲まがってください。Turn left at the next corner.
  • 駅えきは銀行ぎんこうの隣となりです。The station is next to the bank.
  • ありがとうございます。わかりました。Thank you. I understand.

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Watch out

右 is right and 左 is left. Do not turn as soon as a direction is mentioned: listen for the next corner.

Try it yourself

  1. How should you go at first? （まっすぐ／左ひだり）

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    まっすぐ

    まっすぐ is the first instruction: go straight.

  2. Which way should you turn at the next corner? （右みぎ／左ひだり）

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    右

    右 is the direction of the turn at the next corner.

  3. What is next to the station? （銀行ぎんこう／学校がっこう）

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    銀行

    銀行 is the landmark beside the station.

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Ask a partner to read the passage aloud; trace the route and then check it against the transcript.