While I drink my coffeeOn és l’estació?
Translation
Where is the station?
Day 4, lesson 16 of 25
Català A0, 15–20 minutes
The way to the sea
Ask for directions and understand a direction.
Thursday. Àlex looks for a convenient way to the beach. The map suggests some stairs. He asks a passer-by for directions and draws a right turn in his notebook.
1. Listen and repeat
Listen first. Reveal the translation if you need it. Repeat the phrase slowly twice.
A la dreta.
Translation
To the right. / On the right.
A l’esquerra.
Translation
To the left. / On the left.
Tot recte.
Translation
Straight ahead.
Reading, sound by sound
qu before e and i usually gives [k], with silent u: esquerra. rr between vowels is a trilled r.
Read the word yourself first, then tap it to check.
2. Try it
01 Listen. What does the phrase mean?
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Tot recte.
02 What does tot recte mean?
03 Build the phrase from the model.
Model: On és l’estació
Tap the words in order
3. Your own turn
Ask where the station is and answer “straight ahead, then right”.
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On és l’estació? Tot recte, després a la dreta.
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