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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.’
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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