LEARN SPANISH WITH

MARIA FERNANDEZ

Written by Maria Fernandez

In this article I'm going to introduce you to some essential sentences that will help you ask for directions in Spanish, as well as understand what people might reply to you.

In future lessons in this Spanish for Beginners course we will go through this topic more thoroughly. This article is a quick reference to help you in common situations when traveling around.

These are some of the sentences you can use to ask for directions in Spanish, and some likely answers. Click on them to hear them said by native speakers:

¿Me puede decir cómo se va al supermercado? - Can you tell me how to go to the supermarket?

Sí, siga todo recto y tome la tercera a la izquierda - Yes, go straight ahead and take the third one on the left

If instead of the 'usted' forms I've used above, you want to use the 'tú' forms, this is what those sentences will look and sound like:

¿Me puedes decir cómo se va al supermercado? - Can you tell me how to go to the supermarket?

Sí, sigue todo recto y toma la tercera a la izquierda - Yes, go straight ahead and take the third one on the left

Notice how some of the expressions I've used above sound very similar when said quickly:

siga todo recto - sigue todo recto - go straight ahead

Here are other useful questions and answers you may come across:

¿Me puede decir cómo se va a la playa? - Can you tell me how to go to the beach?

¿Sabe si está muy lejos la autopista? - Do you know if the motorway is very far (from here)?

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