Unit 20 Guidebook: ask for directions
KEY PHRASES
Ask for directions
Perdón, ¿dónde está la estación de tren?
Excuse me, where is the train station?
Excuse me, where is the train station?
La estación está cerca del hotel.
The station is close to the hotel.
The station is close to the hotel.
El hotel está lejos de la parada del autobús.
The hotel is far from the bus stop.
The hotel is far from the bus stop.
Nosotros estamos al lado del café.
We are next to the café.
We are next to the café.
¿El hotel está a la derecha o a la izquierda?
Is the hotel to the right or to the left?
Is the hotel to the right or to the left?
A la derecha.
To the right.
To the right.
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¿Dónde estás?
You already saw how estar can be used to describe temporary conditions. You can also use estar to talk about the location of places, objects, or people.
Nosotras estamos en el parque.
We are in the park.
We are in the park.
El hospital está en la ciudad.
The hospital is in the city.
The hospital is in the city.
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Al and del
In Spanish, you never say de el. Instead, these words are combined together into del.
Estamos cerca del café ahora.
We are close to the cafe now.
We are close to the cafe now.
Similarly, a and el are always combined together into al.
Quiero ir al aeropuerto en la mañana.
I want to go to the airport in the morning.
I want to go to the airport in the morning.
But de and a don't combine with la, los, or las.
Estamos cerca de la calle.
We are close to the street.
We are close to the street.
¿Por qué no quieres ir a los parques?
Why don't you want to go to the parks?
Why don't you want to go to the parks?