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Na rua · 1 of 1Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for directions

You get off the subway in a neighborhood you don't know, your phone is dead, and the address written on paper doesn't match anything around you.

These ten words are for asking for directions on the street when you're lost; three of them are perdido, esquina, and virar. Each one comes with its pronunciation and a sentence for you to say out loud.

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The ten words10 words, 10 sentences

  1. 1
    perdidolost/peʁˈdʒidu/Also said peɾˈdʒidu.adjectiveNot knowing where you are or how to get to where you want to go.The di in the stressed syllable sounds like 'dji', and the final o sounds like u.
  2. 2
    ruastreet/ˈʁuɐ/nounA city road, with houses and buildings on both sides, where cars and people pass.
  3. 3
    esquinacorner/isˈkĩnɐ/Also said esˈkĩnɐ, iʃˈkĩnɐ, eʃˈkĩnɐ, eskina or iskinɐ.nounThe place where two streets meet.The first e sounds like an i, and the i in the stressed syllable is nasal: is-KI-na.

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The sentences

  1. 1

    Desculpe, estou meio perdido, não acho essa rua.

    Sorry, I'm a little lost, I can't find this street.

  2. 2

    Essa rua do papel existe aqui nesse bairro?

    Does this street from the paper exist here in this neighborhood?

  3. 3

    Tem um ponto de ônibus naquela esquina ali?

    Is there a bus stop on that corner over there?

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