Listening questions - asking for directions - Foundation
If you find yourself in a Spanish town or city, you may need to ask for directions. Here are some useful phrases to help you.
| ¿Por dónde se va a ...? | How do I get to ...? |
| ¿Dónde está ...? | Where is ...? |
| ¿Está cerca/lejos? | Is it near/far? |
| ¿Vas a pie/en coche? | Are you going on foot/by car? |
| Sigue ... | Continue/keep going ... |
| Cruza ... | Cross (over) ... |
| Sigue todo recto ... | Go straight on ... |
| Hasta la calle principal/mayor | As far as the high street/main street |
| la plaza (mayor) | (main) square |
| Está a 100 metros | It's 100m away |
| Está muy cerca/lejos | It's very near/far |
| Toma la primera calle a la izquierda | Take the first road on the left |
| Coge la segunda calle a la derecha | Take the second road on the right |
| Gira a la izquierda/derecha | Turn left/right |
| ¿Por dónde se va a ...? |
| How do I get to ...? |
| ¿Dónde está ...? |
| Where is ...? |
| ¿Está cerca/lejos? |
| Is it near/far? |
| ¿Vas a pie/en coche? |
| Are you going on foot/by car? |
| Sigue ... |
| Continue/keep going ... |
| Cruza ... |
| Cross (over) ... |
| Sigue todo recto ... |
| Go straight on ... |
| Hasta la calle principal/mayor |
| As far as the high street/main street |
| la plaza (mayor) |
| (main) square |
| Está a 100 metros |
| It's 100m away |
| Está muy cerca/lejos |
| It's very near/far |
| Toma la primera calle a la izquierda |
| Take the first road on the left |
| Coge la segunda calle a la derecha |
| Take the second road on the right |
| Gira a la izquierda/derecha |
| Turn left/right |
Julia is on holiday in Spain. She is lost and is asking for directions. Listen to her conversation.
Question
Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. Where does she want to go?
| A | the stadium |
| B | the swimming pool |
| C | the main square |
| D | the beach |
| A |
| the stadium |
| B |
| the swimming pool |
| C |
| the main square |
| D |
| the beach |
2. Where is it?
| A | quite far away |
| B | quite near |
| C | at the end of the road |
| D | on the left-hand side |
| A |
| quite far away |
| B |
| quite near |
| C |
| at the end of the road |
| D |
| on the left-hand side |
3. It is opposite the ...
| A | train station. |
| B | bus station. |
| C | cinema. |
| D | shopping centre. |
| A |
| train station. |
| B |
| bus station. |
| C |
| cinema. |
| D |
| shopping centre. |
- The correct answer is C. Julia asks ¿por dónde se va a la plaza mayor? (How do I get to the main square?)
- The correct answer is B. The man says No está lejos (It's not far), therefore, it's quite near.
- The correct answer is A. The man says Está enfrente de la estación de trenes (It's opposite the train station).
Transcript:
Julia: Disculpe, señor, ¿por dónde se va a la plaza mayor?
Hombre: ¿Va usted a pie?
Julia: Sí.
Hombre: Pues, está a doscientos metros. No está lejos. Está enfrente de la estación de trenes.
Julia: Muchas gracias.
Hombre: De nada.
Translation:
Julia: Excuse me, sir. How do I get to the main square?
Man: Are you going on foot?
Julia: Yes.
Man: Well, it's 200 metres away. It's not far. It's opposite the train station.
Julia: Thank you very much.
Man: You're welcome.
