Orablo

Per strada · 1 of 1Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for directions

Your phone is dead, you're in a neighborhood you don't know, and you stop a passerby to have them explain how to get to the cathedral square.

These ten words help you ask for and follow directions on the street, like destra, girare and incrocio. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence you can say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    destraright/ˈdɛstra/nounThe side opposite the heart, and the direction toward that side.The e is open, as in 'bello'.
  2. 2
    sinistraleft/siˈnistra/nounThe side of the body where your heart is, and the direction toward that side.
  3. 3
    drittostraight ahead/ˈdritto/adverbForward, without turning to either side.The double t is held long: drit-to, not 'drito'.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Scusi, la piazza del duomo è a destra o a sinistra?

    Excuse me, is the cathedral square to the right or to the left?

  2. 2

    Dopo il ponte deve prendere la prima strada a sinistra.

    After the bridge you need to take the first street on the left.

  3. 3

    Vada dritto fino al semaforo e poi giri a destra.

    Go straight ahead to the traffic light and then turn right.

The same situation in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German.