Asking for directions in German
You're standing without phone signal in an unfamiliar city center and ask a passerby because you can't find the way to the museum.
The phrase
Gehen Sie bis zur nächsten Kreuzung und dann links.10 words10 sentences
The ten words3 of 10
- 1Kreuzung/ˈkʁɔʏ̯tsʊŋ/
intersectionnoun
The point where two or more streets meet and cross.
- 2Ampel/ˈampəl/
traffic lightnoun
A device with a red, yellow and green light that controls traffic.
- 3Richtung/ˈʁɪçtʊŋ/
directionnoun
The side something leads or moves toward.
- 4
geradeausstraight ahead
- 5
abbiegento turn
- 6
überquerento cross
- 7
verlaufento get lost
- 8
Wegbeschreibungdirections
- 9
Apothekepharmacy
- 10
linksleft
The sentences3 of 10
Gehen Sie bis zur nächsten Kreuzung und dann links.
Go to the next intersection and then turn left.
An der Ampel müssen Sie die Straße überqueren.
At the traffic light you have to cross the street.
Können Sie mir bitte die Richtung zum Museum zeigen?
Could you please show me the way to the museum?
Pronunciation
Kreuzung/ˈkʁɔʏ̯tsʊŋ/
The eu sounds like /ɔʏ̯/, and the z sounds like ts: /ˈkʁɔʏ̯tsʊŋ/.
Richtung/ˈʁɪçtʊŋ/
The ch after i is the front sound /ç/, not the hard back one.
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- How do I ask a stranger to show me the way to the museum?
- You can say 'Können Sie mir bitte die Richtung zum Museum zeigen?'
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