En la calle · 1 of 1 Week of 6 – 12 Sept

Asking for directions

You're looking for the museum, your phone's map won't load, and you ask a woman waiting for the bus on the corner.

These ten words help you ask for and follow directions on the street, like esquina, semáforo and glorieta. 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
perdidolost/peɾˈdido/adjectiveSomeone who doesn't know where they are or how to get somewhere.
2
esquinacorner/esˈkina/nounThe point where two streets meet.
3
cuadrablock/ˈkwadɾa/nounThe stretch of street between one corner and the next."Cua" is a single syllable, and it's the one that's stressed: KUA-dra.

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The sentences

1
Perdón, estoy perdido y no encuentro el museo.
Sorry, I'm lost and can't find the museum.
2
En la esquina de allá das vuelta a la izquierda.
At that corner over there, turn left.
3
Falta una cuadra para llegar al museo.
It's one more block to the museum.

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