Lately, I feel like the more I advance with Dutch, the more I forget the basic things I learned right at the beginning. Perhaps these are the words and situations we encounter less, perhaps its a normal part of the language acquisition (the same happened with Italian). It is because of this that I decided to go back to basics, and, in this case, talk about giving directions.<\/p>\n
The basic vocabulary for giving directions is the following:<\/p>\n
rechts-\u00a0<\/em>right<\/p>\n links-\u00a0<\/em>left<\/p>\n rechtdoor-\u00a0<\/em>straight (straight ahead)<\/p>\n rechtsaf-<\/em>\u00a0go right or turn right<\/p>\n linksaf-<\/em> go left or turn left<\/p>\n aan de rechterkant-\u00a0<\/em> on the right side<\/p>\n aan de linkerkant-\u00a0<\/em>on the left side<\/p>\n de hoek-\u00a0<\/em>corner<\/p>\n de rotonde-\u00a0<\/em>the turnaround\/turnabout<\/p>\n het\u00a0<\/em>stoplicht-\u00a0<\/em>de stoplight<\/p>\n tegenover- across or across from<\/em><\/p>\n tussen-\u00a0<\/em>in between<\/p>\n With these words, you can give directions. One example of the sentence structure for giving directions is the following. I will give a couple examples so that I can use all the words.<\/p>\n Ga rechdoor tot het stoplicht. Op de hoek, ga linskaf. De winkel is tegenover de apotheek.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Op de hoek, ga rechtsaf. Aan de rotonde, neem de derde afrit. Mijn huis is tussen het park en de basisschool.<\/em><\/p>\n I found the following video on YouTube about the dangers of not knowing where you are going in the Netherlands. I don’t know if this is real, but it sure made me laugh! Can any of you relate to the men in the video?<\/p>\n