Asking for directions

Practise asking for the way, understanding directions and checking that you got them right. Start politely with Entschuldigung, and repeat the way back to be sure.

You want to ask a stranger politely for the way to the station. What do you say?

Start politely and use Wie komme ich …?

Someone says: „Gehen Sie hier geradeaus und dann die zweite Straße links.“ What do you do?

geradeaus = straight on, links = left.

You want to know if the place is far away. What do you ask?

Which adjective is used for distance?

You didn’t understand the directions. What do you say?

noch einmal = once more.

You want to check that you understood the way correctly. What do you say?

Repeat the way and ask if it’s right.

A tourist asks you: „Wo ist hier eine Apotheke?“ There is one opposite the bank. What do you say?

gegenüber = opposite.

Someone asks you for the way, but you don’t know the area. What do you say?

You can’t help, but you want to stay polite.

You are on the bus and want to go to the museum. What do you ask the driver?

aussteigen = to get off, einsteigen = to get on.

Someone tells you: „Das sind nur fünf Minuten zu Fuß.“ What does that mean?

zu Fuß = on foot.

A stranger has helped you find the way. What do you say?

Two of the options are replies to a thank you.

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