In our Spanish courses our students practice real situations. One of them is to get lost in a foreign city. To understand the people of the country is very important in this situation, so we have created a list of useful vocabulary for you.
VOCABULARY IN SPANISH TO ASK FOR THE WAY:
ASK FOR DIRECTIONS
¿Cómo llego a…? - How do I get to…?
¿Dónde está el…? - Where is the…?
¿Voy bien por aqui? - Is this the right way?
Estoy perdido. - I got lost.
Perdone/a - Excuse me
CARDIAL POINTS:
Norte - North
Sur – South
Este - East
Oeste - West
IT IS…
Aquí al lado - Just around the corner
En frente de… - In front of…
Al lado de - On one side
En medio de- In the middle
Al centro - In the centre
Alrededor de - Around
Aquí - Here
Allí - There
Cerca de - Near
Lejos de - Far
BASIC WORDS AND PHRASES:
A la derecha - Right
A la izquierda - Left
Gire a la derecha/ a la izquierda - Turn right/ left
Da la vuelta - Turn around
Sigue todo recto - Straight on
Cruza la calle - Cross the road
A pie/ en coche/ en autobús - By foot/ car/ Bus
Calle - Street/ road
Estación de tren - Train Station
Metro - Underground
Rotonda - Roundabout
Arriba - Up
Abajo - Down
Adelante - Front
Atrás - Back
Here you can find vocabulary about the traffic signs in Spanish that might be useful for you:
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