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.)