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How To Ask For Directions In Spanish

We’ve all felt how unreliable Google Maps can be when you travel to a foreign country. Continuing on from our last lesson on how to ask for contact information, today we will learn how to ask for something else! How to ask for directions in Spanish.

¡Buenos días! Bienvenidos a la lección de hoy.Una pregunta - one question          ¿Sabes cómo llegar a el Museo?(Do you know how to get to the Museum?)We’ve all felt how unreliable Google Maps can be when you travel to a foreign country. Continuing on from our last lesson on how to ask for contact information, today we will learn how to ask for something else!

How to ask for directions

         Cómo preguntar direcciones

We will focus on 3 main verbs that will help us ask for directions:

     
  • estar
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  • ir
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  • llegar

Here are some examples:          Perdón, ¿dónde está la plaza?          Disculpe, ¿cómo llego a la plaza?          Perdón, ¿cómo puedo ir a la Catedral?Now that you know how to ask the question, it's important to be able to understand the answer. Let's take a look at vocabulary related to indications:

     
  • Recto/derecho - straight
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  • Derecha/a la derecha - right, to the right
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  • Izquierda/a la izquierda - left, to the left
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  • Gira a la derecha - turn to the right
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  • Gira a la izquierda - turn to the left
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  • En la esquina - on the corner
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  • Cruzar la calle - cross the street
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  • Entre las calles - between the streets
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  • Cuadras - blocks

Let´s review!

Can you tell me how to ask for directions in Spanish?It can be:          Disculpe, ¿cómo llego a….?          Perdón, ¿dónde está la plaza?         Perdón, ¿cómo puedo ir a la plaza?How would you say:Turn right on the corner of Av. Santuario and Av. Revolución          Gira a la derecha en la esquina de Avenida Santuario y Avenida Revolución.          Ahora sabes como preguntar por direcciones en Español.Now you can feel confident traveling to any Spanish speaking country, so where are you going to go?¡Felicidades!¡Nos vemos la próxima!¡adiós!

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