Directions

1. રેલ્વે સ્ટેશન ક્યાં છે?

   relwe steshen kyam chhe?

   Where is the railway station?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the train station

   Grammar Note

   ક્યાં છે is the standard location question "where is?"

2. સીધા જાઓ

   sidha jao

   Go straight

   Usage

   Instructing to go straight ahead

   Grammar Note

   જાઓ is the polite imperative of "to go"

3. જમણી બાજુ વળો

   jamani baju valo

   Turn right

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   બાજુ means "side/direction"

4. ડાબી બાજુ વળો

   dabi baju valo

   Turn left

   Usage

   Directing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   ડાબી is the feminine adjective "left"; masculine form is ડાબો

5. અહીંથી કેટલું દૂર છે?

   ahimthi ketalu dur chhe?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Asking how far a destination is

   Grammar Note

   થી is the ablative postposition "from"

6. નકશા પર બતાવો

   nakasha par batavo

   Please show on the map

   Usage

   Asking someone to point to a location on a map

   Grammar Note

   બતાવો is the polite imperative of "to show"

7. હોટેલ નજીક છે

   hotel najik chhe

   The hotel is nearby

   Usage

   Telling someone the hotel is nearby

   Grammar Note

   નજીક is a locative adverb meaning "near/nearby"

8. ચોક પાસે ડાબે વળો

   chok pase dabe valo

   Turn left near the intersection

   Usage

   Giving directions using an intersection as a landmark

   Grammar Note

   પાસે is the postposition meaning "near/close to"

9. રસ્તાને છેડે છે

   rastane chhede chhe

   It is at the end of the road

   Usage

   Explaining that a place is at the end of the road

   Grammar Note

   ને is a postposition for "to/at the end of"

10. હું રસ્તો ભૂલી ગયો

    hun rasto bhuli gayo

    I got lost

    Usage

    Telling someone you are lost

    Grammar Note

    ભૂલી ગયો is the masculine perfect "forgot/got lost"

11. જમણી બાજુ

    Jamni baaju

    Right

    Usage

    One-word way to show direction from the back of a taxi

12. ડાબી બાજુ

    Dabi baaju

    Left

    Usage

    One-word way to show direction from the back of a taxi

13. સીધા

    Seedha

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    Show this when you want the driver to keep going straight

14. પાછા જાઓ

    Pachha jao

    Go back

    Usage

    Instruction to turn around after going too far

15. રોકો

    Roko

    Stop

    Usage

    Show this when you want the vehicle to stop

16. ઉત્તર

    Uttar

    North

    Usage

    Word for a compass direction when comparing with a map

17. દક્ષિણ

    Dakshin

    South

    Usage

    Word for a compass direction when comparing with a map

18. પૂર્વ

    Purva

    East

    Usage

    Word for a compass direction when comparing with a map

19. પશ્ચિમ

    Pashchim

    West

    Usage

    Word for a compass direction when comparing with a map

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