Day 49 - directions

Question 1

The preposition nach is used with directions. Study the following examples and notice the different translation for up and down, because to the up sounds strange in English:

to the left…nach links
to the right…nach rechts
upward…nach oben
downward…nach unten

To ask for directions, use the phrase Wie kommt man ~ with the appropriate preposition: How do you get to the beach?
Wie kommt man an den Strand? (Lit. How does one come to the beach?)
How do you get to Switzerland?
Wie kommt man in die Schweiz? (Lit. How does one come to Switzerland?)
How do you get to Berlin?
Wie kommt man nach Berlin? (Lit. How does one come to Berlin?)

Question 2

1. Asking directions
   Wie kommt man ~

Question 3

1. left…links
2. right…rechts
3. everywhere…überall
4. nowhere…nirgendwo
5. somewhere irgendwo
6. above…oben
7. below / at the bottom…unten
8. to look / glance / peek…gucken *Gucken has a nuance of a quick look.
9. to look / view…blicken*Blicken has a nuance of viewing.
   The noun der Blick, means the view.
10. to look / see…schauen *Schauen has a nuance of to scan.
    The idiom Mal schauen… means We shall see…

Question 4

1. I’m looking to the left.

Answer 4

Ich gucke nachs links.

Question 5

2. She is looking to the right.

Answer 5

Sie guckt nach rechts.

Question 6

3. I looked everywhere!

Answer 6

Ich habe überall gesucht.

Question 7

4. It’s nowhere.

Answer 7

Es ist nirgendwo.

Question 8

5. It must be somewhere!

Answer 8

Es muss irgendwo sein.

Question 9

6. Did you look up above?

Answer 9

Hast du nach oben geschaut?

Question 10

7. Did they look down below?

Answer 10

Haben sie nach unten geschaut?

Question 11

8. You peeped in the shower!

Answer 11

Du hast in die Dusche geguckt.

Question 12

9. I am looking at the mountains.

Answer 12

Ich blicke auf die Berge.

Question 13

10. He is looking into the sky.

Answer 13

Er schaut in den Himmel.
der Himmel