Key Phrases
Linke Seite
Left side
Geradeaus
Straight ahead
Norden
North
Skills You'll Learn
Navigating directions
Navigieren von Richtungen
Understanding basic directional vocabulary
Grundlegendes Verständnis des Richtungswortschatzes
Giving and following simple location instructions
Geben und Befolgen einfacher Standortanweisungen
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Linke Seite
LINK-uh ZY-tuh
Left side
Rechte Seite
REKH-tuh ZY-tuh
Right side
Nach links abbiegen
nahkh linx AH-bee-gen
Left turn
💬 With direction words, German often uses [nach] plus the direction: [nach links], [nach rechts]. You can reuse that pattern in full sentences too: [Gehen Sie nach links].
See breakdown →Nach rechts abbiegen
NAKH rekhts AHB-bee-guhn
Right turn
💬 With direction words, German often uses [nach] plus the direction: [nach rechts], [nach links]. You can reuse that pattern in full sentences too: [Gehen Sie nach rechts].
See breakdown →Geradeaus
guh-RAH-deh-OWS
Straight ahead
Genau hier
guh-NOW hear
Right here
Norden
NOR-den
North
Süden
ZOO-den
South
Osten
OS-ten
East
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