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asking for directions & navigation

Asking for Directions & Navigation

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

Left

/ሌፍት/

ግራ

Direction toward the side of the body that is on the west when facing north

ሰሜን ሲመለከቱ ወደ ምዕራብ አቅጣጫ የሚገኝ ጎን

Examples

"Turn left at the next street."

Contextual Usage

Right

/ራይት/

ቀኝ

Direction toward the side of the body that is on the east when facing north

ሰሜን ሲመለከቱ ወደ ምስራቅ አቅጣጫ የሚገኝ ጎን

Examples

"The pharmacy is on the right side."

Contextual Usage

Straight

/ስትሬት/

ቀጥታ

Moving in one direction without curving

ሳይታጠፍ በአንድ መስመር የሚደረግ ጉዞ

Examples

"Go straight for two blocks."

Contextual Usage

Corner

/ኮርነር/

ማዕዘን

The place where two streets meet

ሁለት መንገዶች የሚገናኙበት ቦታ

Examples

"Wait for me at the corner."

Contextual Usage

Intersection

/ኢንተርሴክሽን/

መስቀለኛ መንገድ

A place where two or more roads cross each other

ሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ መንገዶች የሚተላለፉበት ቦታ

Examples

"Turn right at the big intersection."

Contextual Usage

Landmark

/ላንድማርክ/

ታዋቂ ምልክት

An object or feature of a landscape that is easily seen and recognized

በቀላሉ የሚታይና የሚታወቅ የመሬት ምልክት

Examples

"The clock tower is a famous landmark."

Contextual Usage

Map

/ማፕ/

ካርታ

A visual representation of an area

የአንድ አካባቢ ምስላዊ መግለጫ

Examples

"Can you show me on the map?"

Contextual Usage

North

/ኖርዝ/

ሰሜን

The direction toward the top of a map

በካርታው ላይ ወደ ላይኛው ክፍል የሚያሳይ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Head north for five miles."

Contextual Usage

South

/ሳውዝ/

ደቡብ

The direction toward the bottom of a map

በካርታው ላይ ወደ ታችኛው ክፍል የሚያሳይ አቅጣጫ

Examples

"The city is south of here."

Contextual Usage

East

/ኢስት/

ምስራቅ

The direction where the sun rises

ፀሐይ የምትወጣበት አቅጣጫ

Examples

"Turn east toward the ocean."

Contextual Usage

West

/ዌስት/

ምዕራብ

The direction where the sun sets

ፀሐይ የምትጠልቅበት አቅጣጫ

Examples

"The stadium is to the west."

Contextual Usage

Blocks

/ብሎክስ/

ሰፈሮች/መንገዶች

The distance between one street and the next

በአንድ መንገድና በሚቀጥለው መካከል ያለው ርቀት

Examples

"Walk three blocks and then stop."

Contextual Usage

Traffic lights

/ትራፊክ ላይትስ/

የትራፊክ መብራት

Set of colored lights used to control traffic

የትራፊክ ፍሰትን የሚቆጣጠሩ ባለቀለም መብራቶች

Examples

"Turn left at the traffic lights."

Contextual Usage

Across

/አክሮስ/

ማዶ/ማቋረጥ

From one side to the other of something

ከአንዱ ጎን ወደ ሌላኛው ጎን መሻገር

Examples

"The bank is across the street."

Contextual Usage

Opposite

/ኦፖዚት/

ተቃራኒ

Facing someone or something but on the other side

በሌላኛው በኩል ፊት ለፊት የሚገኝ

Examples

"The library is opposite the park."

Contextual Usage

Behind

/ቢሃይንድ/

በኋላ/ከኋላ

At or to the far side of something

ከአንድ ነገር ጀርባ ወይም በስተጀርባ የሚገኝ

Examples

"The parking lot is behind the building."

Contextual Usage

Next to

/ኔክስት ቱ/

አጠገብ

Beside or at the side of something

በአንድ ነገር ጎን ወይም አቅራቢያ የሚገኝ

Examples

"The shop is next to the cafe."

Contextual Usage

Lost

/ሎስት/

መጥፋት

Unable to find one's way

መንገድ ጠፍቶበት አቅጣጫ ማጣት

Examples

"I am lost, can you help me?"

Contextual Usage

GPS

/ጂ ፒ ኤስ/

አቅጣጫ አመልካች

A system that shows position and directions via satellite

በሳተላይት አማካኝነት ቦታንና አቅጣጫን የሚያሳይ ዘዴ

Examples

"Use your GPS to find the hotel."

Contextual Usage

Distance

/ዲስጣንስ/

ርቀት

The amount of space between two places

በሁለት ቦታዎች መካከል ያለው የቦታ ስፋት

Examples

"The distance is about two kilometers."

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Role A

Excuse me, I think I am . Can you help me find the library?

Role B

Sure! Go for two until you reach the big with the .

Role A

Okay, do I turn or there?

Role B

Turn . You will see a famous , the clock tower, on the .

Role A

Is it far from there? I don't have a .

Role B

No, it is near. It is from the park and the post office.

Role A

Thank you! My is not working, so this helps a lot.

Role B

You are welcome. Just keep heading after the turn.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt

"Imagine you are at a train station and need to find the nearest hospital. Write a short dialogue asking for directions using at least ten words from the list, including 'intersection', 'left', 'across', and 'distance'."