word for "Turn"?

Question

I am taking Rosetta Stone. I even set my Garmin to Spanish. I can't understand what it's saying in one particular area. For turn right or turn left it's saying something like "jide la izquierda". It's the "jide" word I can't make out. I've been all over your site looking for synonyms of "turn".

What is the word that I'm likely hearing?

Welcome to the SpanishDict forum rsparks - Izanoni1, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 1

girar - Gire a la derecha

also there are doblar and virar - 003487d6, MAY 13, 2010

girar usually means to turn a thing or turn of events. Revolvar usually refers to a person turning. - garyewsr, MAY 31, 2010

Answer 2

I've always learned to use "Dobla/Doble a la izquierda". Is it more, less, or equally common to say "Gira/Gire a la izquierda" when giving directions?

No sé cuál es la más común pero te cuento que he oído los dos. - 003487d6, MAY 13, 2010

las dos D: - 003487d6, MAY 13, 2010

¿Hay alguna diferencia entre las dos o son iguales? - Luciente, MAY 13, 2010

en este caso, no que yo sepa pero no me preguntes a mí ya que soy muy gringa. Sí sé que a veces doblar quiere decir fold y bend también mientras girar puede significar spin, turn around etc. - 003487d6, MAY 13, 2010

Answer 3

Good question. I agree with Dandi that it's the verb "girar." "Gire" would be the polite command, which means "turn."

Answer 4

I just took that lesson on Rosetta Stone and they use Dobla for turn

Yes, RS uses dobla/doble. My problem was with understanding what my Garmin was saying. - rsparks, MAY 13, 2010

Yes, I've done RS too, and they teach "doble a la derecha" for "turn right". - amykay, MAY 31, 2010

Answer 5

Dang!! That was fast. I expected to have to wait a few days. I'll bet that's the word.

Answer 6

A few weeks later, but I figured out what they are saying. It's "ir de la derecha" and "ir de la izquierda".