Giving directions is a useful skill when you want to help someone find a place or guide them to a destination. There are some common words and phrases that you can use to give directions in English.
Some of the words and phrases are:
- left, right, straight, ahead, back, along, across, past, next to, in front of, behind, opposite, between, around, corner, street, road, avenue, boulevard, highway, bridge, tunnel, roundabout, crossroads, traffic lights, signpost, landmark, etc.
For example:
- Turn left at the next corner.
- Go straight ahead for two blocks.
- Cross the bridge and then turn right.
- The museum is next to the park.
- The bank is in front of the post office.
- The subway station is behind the hotel.
- The library is opposite the school.
- The supermarket is between the pharmacy and the bakery.
- Go around the roundabout and take the third exit.
- At the crossroads, follow the signpost for the airport.
- The cinema is a landmark in this area.
You can also use prepositions and adverbs to give more details about the location or direction of a place. Some of them are:
- on, in, at, near, far, from, to, towards, away from, up, down, along, through, over, under, etc.
For example:
- The restaurant is on Main Street.
- The hospital is in the city center.
- The bus stop is at the end of the road.
- The park is near the river.
- The mall is far from here.
- The train station is from here to there.
- The airport is towards the north.
- The school is away from the highway.
- The church is up the hill.
- The beach is down the hill.
- Go along this road until you see a blue building.
- Go through the tunnel and then turn left.
- Go over the bridge and then turn right.
- Go under the bridge and then turn left.
- Go past the cinema and then turn right.
