GIVING DIRECTIONS
Para dar indicaciones en inglés, es importante conocer cierto vocabulario relacionados con verbos, sustantivos y preposiciones de lugar.
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EXPRESSIONS |
TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH |
EXAMPLE |
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On the corner |
En la esquina |
On the corner, turn right. |
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Turn right |
Gira a la derecha |
Turn right, and the hospital is on your left. |
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Turn left |
Gira a la izquierda |
Turn left at the traffic lights. |
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At the traffic lights |
En el semáforo |
At the traffic lights, turn right. |
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Go straight on |
Sigue recto |
Go straight on, and on the second street, turn left. |
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Go past |
Pasa |
Go pass the church.A |
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At the end of the street |
Al final de la calle |
The school is at the end of the street. |
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Roundabout |
Rotonda |
Go straight on. At the roundabout, turn left. |
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Take the (first/second/third) left/right |
Gira en la (primera/segunda/tercera) a la izquierda/derecha |
Take the second left, the public library is on your right. |
PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE
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PREPOSITION |
TRANSLATION |
EXAMPLE |
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Opposite |
Enfrente de |
The hospital is opposite the bus station. |
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Next to |
Al lado de |
The gym is next to the restaurant. |
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Between |
En medio |
The school is between the police station and the park. |
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Behind |
Detrás |
The theatre is behind the hotel. |
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Across the street |
Al cruzar la calle/al otro lado de la calle |
The park is across the street from the museum. |