Key Phrases
Lado esquerdo
Left side
Virar à direita
Right turn
Em frente
Straight ahead
Skills You'll Learn
Giving directions
Dar direções
Understanding cardinal directions
Compreender direções cardeais
Positioning and location terms
Termos de posicionamento e localização
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Lado esquerdo
LAH-doo es-KEHR-doo
Left side
Lado direito
LAH-doo dee-RAY-too
Right side
Virar à esquerda
vee-RAHR ah ish-KEHR-dah
Left turn
💬 With directions, [à esquerda] means "to the left" and uses [à] before a feminine place word. You get the same pattern in [à direita].
See breakdown →Virar à direita
vee-RAHR ah dee-RAY-tah
Right turn
💬 With directions, [à direita] means "to the right" and uses [à] before a feminine place word. The same pattern shows up in [à esquerda].
See breakdown →Em frente
EHN fren-tee
Straight ahead
Bem aqui
BENG ah-KEE
Right here
💬 [Bem] often adds emphasis rather than meaning "well". In [bem aqui], it means something like "right here" or "exactly here"; compare [bem perto] = "really close".
See breakdown →Norte
NOR-che
North
Sul
SOOL
South
Leste
LESH-te
East
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