ASKING AND
GIVING
DIRECTIONS
PERGUNTAR E DAR DIRECÇÕES
Good Morning, Good afternoon /
Good evening.
• (Bom dia, boa tarde / boa noite)
Greet I Hope that you can help me.....
((Espero que me possam ajudar.....)
Please help me...
• (Por favor, ajudem-me...)
Asking directions
Perguntar direções
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to …? (Com licença, pode dizer-me como
chegar a ...?)
the police station (place where you want to go) / à esquadra da polícia (local para onde
quer ir)
• Excuse me, do you know where the ... is? (com licença, sabe onde fica o ...?)
Post office / Correios
• sorry, I'm not from around here / desculpe, eu não sou daqui
• Sorry, I don’t know / desculpe, não sei
• I'm looking for ... / estou à procura de ...
• are we on the right road to ...? / estamos no caminho certo para ...?
• is this the right road to ...? / esta é a estrada correta para ...?
How far is it from here to ...? (Qual é a distância
daqui até ...?)
How far is it? (A que distância fica?)
There are many ways in which you can ask for
directions. These are the commonly used
expressions
(Há muitas formas de pedir indicações.Estas são as
expressões mais utilizadas
Take this road (vai por esta Estrada)
Go that way (vai por ali )
take the first left (vire na primeira à
esquerda)
take the second right (vire na segunda
à direita)
turn right at the crossroads (vire à
Give direita no cruzamento)
directions continue straight for about a mile (a
mile is approximately 1.6 kilometers)
(Dar /continue em frente durante cerca de uma
milha (uma milha corresponde a
indicações) aproximadamente 1,6 quilómetros)
Go to the roundabout, take the ....... (Ir
para a rotunda, apanhar a )
pass a supermarket on your left
(passar um supermercado à sua esquerda)
on your left (à tua esquerda)
On your right (à tua direita)
in front of you (à tua frente )
turn right at the T junction (virar à direita no
cruzamento em T)
go under the bridge (passar por baixo da ponte)
go over the bridge ( passar por cima da ponte)
It is between/ in front of/ next to the……
VOCABULARY
ENGLISH PORTUGUESE
Traffic Light (s) Semáforo (s)
Roundabout Rotunda
Next road/ street Estrada/rua seguinte
corner esquina
crosswalk passadeira
railway tracks vias de caminho de ferro
dirt road estrada de terra
DIALOGUES
Dialog 1
A – Excuse me?
B – Yes?
A – How do I get to the post office?
B – Go past the hotel and turn left onto Main Street. Go one block and
turn right. It’s across from the train station.
A – Thank you.
Dialog 2
A – How do I get to the supermarket?
B – It’s easy. Turn left at the corner onto Apple Street. Go one
block. The supermarket is on the corner of First Avenue and Apple
Street, next to the police station.
A – Thanks.
Hi Sarah. I'm glad you can come to my party on Friday night. My house
is easy to find. From your house go straight up Broadway to the corner
of Broadway and Second Avenue. Turn right. Go straight two blocks
and then turn left. It's on the left on the corner of First Avenue and
Central Street. See you on Friday!
Which is Amanda's house?
( )A
( )B
(X )C
( )D
