A polite question and a few direction words can help you find your way around an unfamiliar place.
The idea
Start with Perdone, ¿dónde está…? to ask politely where a particular place is. Siga recto means go straight, gire a la izquierda means turn left, and a la derecha means on or to the right. Hasta marks the point to go as far as.
Examples
- Perdone, ¿dónde está la biblioteca?Excuse me, where is the library?
- Siga recto hasta la plaza.Go straight on to the square.
- Gire a la izquierda en la esquina.Turn left at the corner.
- La estación está a la derecha.The station is on the right.
- ¿Está lejos de aquí?Is it far from here?
- Está junto al banco.It is next to the bank.
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Watch out
The instructions siga and gire address one person as usted. Informal instructions can use different verb forms, such as sigue and gira.
Try it yourself
Gire a la ___. (izquierda / izquierdo)
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izquierda
Izquierda completes the instruction to turn left.
Siga ___ hasta el final de la calle. (recto / rectos)
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recto
Recto completes the instruction to go straight.
¿Dónde ___ la biblioteca? (está / soy)
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está
Está asks for the location of the particular library.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Gire a la ___. (izquierda / izquierdo)
Siga ___ hasta el final de la calle. (recto / rectos)
¿Dónde ___ la biblioteca? (está / soy)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Ask where the library is, then give a short route using straight ahead and a turn to the left.