Asking for directions

Words

• leftthe opposite of right“Turn left at the bank.”
• rightthe opposite of left“It's on your right.”
• straight onforward, without turning“Go straight on for 100 metres.”
• streeta road in a town“It's on King Street.”
• stationwhere you take a train“Where is the station?”
• bus stopwhere you wait for a bus“The bus stop is over there.”
• nearnot far“Is it near here?”
• fara long way“Is it far?”
• next tobeside“It's next to the café.”
• oppositeon the other side, facing“The bank is opposite the park.”

Useful phrases

• Excuse me, where is the station?a polite way to ask the way
• Turn left.an instruction to go left
• Go straight on.an instruction to go forward
• It's next to the bank.a way to describe a place