Asking For Directions

Question 1

I hope everything goes well!

Answer 1

¡Que les vaya bien!

¡Qué te vaya bien!
Have a good one!

Question 2

Are you driving?

Answer 2

¿Trae coche?

Question 3

On foot

Answer 3

A pie

Question 4

At the end of the street (road)

Answer 4

Al final de la calle

Question 5

Short cut

Answer 5

Atajo

Question 6

Street

Answer 6

Calle

Question 7

Dead-end street

Answer 7

Calle cerrada

Question 8

Alleyway

Answer 8

Callejón

Question 9

To walk

Answer 9

Caminar

Question 10

Car

Answer 10

Coche

Question 11

Block

Answer 11

Cuadra

Question 12

See you later

Answer 12

Hasta luego

Question 13

To go by foot

Answer 13

Ir caminando

Ir(Irse) + gerund - gives the sense of an action happening gradually, little by little, over time.

Ex: Voy aprendiendo el español.
I’m learning Spanish. / I’m progressing with Spanish. / I’m gradually learning Spanish.

Creo que mi español va mejorando.
I think my Spanish is improving. / I think my Spanish is moving along well.

Mejor me voy yendo.
I’d better get going. / I’d better start heading out.

Los domingos me gusta ir andando en bici a la casa de mi amiga.
On Sundays I like to get out to ride a bike to visit my friend.

Question 14

The best way to get there.

Answer 14

El mejor forma de llegar

Question 15

To deal with, handle

Answer 15

Lidiar

Question 16

Insanity, madness

Answer 16

Locura

Question 17

Right after, immediately

Answer 17

Luego luego

Enseguida

Ex: Me gustaría sentarme en esas sillas, ahí luego luego de la orilla.
I’d like to sit in those seats, right there by the shore.

Por favor, dame el que está ahí luego luego al lado del chocolate.
I’ll take the one which is right next to the chocolate please.

Question 18

Subway

Answer 18

Metro

Question 19

To pass

Answer 19

Pasarse

Question 20

To be lost, to get lost

Answer 20

Perderse

Ex: Disculpe, perdón, estoy un poco perdido.
Excuse me, sorry, I’m a little lost.

Disculpe, me perdí un poco. ¿Sabes dónde se encuentra el tianguis?
Excuse me, I got a little lost. Do you know where the flea market is?

Me perdí cuando venía para acá, pero le pregunté a alguien cómo llegar aquí?
I got lost on the way here, but I asked someone how to get here.

Creo que ese pobre perrito se perdió.
I think that poor puppy got lost.

Question 21

To go back, to return

Answer 21

Regresar

Question 22

To continue (to go)

Answer 22

Seguirse (seguir)

Ex: Entonces sígase derecho dos o tres cuadras.
Then keep going straight two or three blocks.

Question 23

Taxi stand

Answer 23

Sitio de taxis

Question 24

It ends

Answer 24

Termina

Question 25

To take

Answer 25

Tomar

Question 26

To take a taxi

Answer 26

Tomar taxi

Question 27

One last thing

Answer 27

Una última cosa

Question 28

Right turn

Answer 28

Vuelta a la derecha

Question 29

Left turn

Answer 29

Vuelta a la izquierda

Question 30

Are you hungry?

Answer 30

¿Traes hambre?

Question 31

What’s your problem? | What’s your deal?

Answer 31

¿Qué traes?

Question 32

A ton / a load (colloquial)

Answer 32

Un chorro

Question 33

Straight ahead (in a straight line)

Answer 33

Derecho Ex: Entonces sígase derecho dos o tres cuadras. Then keep going straight two or three blocks. Para llegar a la catedral, sígase derecho por este calle dos cuadros más. To get to the cathedral, go straight down this street for two more blocks. Váyase todo recto, ya queda poco para llegar a la catedral. Keep going straight, you are almost at the cathedral. (A little remaining to get to the cathedral)

Question 34

Do you know the best way to get to Michoacán street from here?

Answer 34

¿Usted sabe cuál es la mejor forma de llegar a la calle Michoacán de aquí?

Question 35

Excuse me, do you know where the flea market is?

Answer 35

Disculpe, ¿sabe dónde se encuentra el tianguis?

Question 36

Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the flea market from here?

Answer 36

Perdón, ¿me puedes decir cómo llegar al tianguis desde aquí?

Question 37

Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the museum?

Answer 37

Disculpe, ¿me podría indicar cómo llegar al museo?

Question 38

Would you be kind enough to tell me how to get to the museum?

Answer 38

¿Sería tan amable de decirme cómo llegar al museo?

Question 39

Hey, excuse me, do you know where the bike rental place is?

Answer 39

Oiga, disculpe, ¿usted sabe dónde está el lugar de renta de bicicletas?

Question 40

Hey, excuse me, can you tell me how to get to the bike rental place around here?

Answer 40

Oiga, perdón, ¿me puede decir cómo llegar al lugar donde rentan bicis que está cerca de aquí?