Get Directions in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to get directions! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• get and give directions

• talk about locations

Vocabulary for Getting Directions

Take a look at the vocab you learn in these lessons!

Spanish	English
a la derecha	to the right
a la izquierda	to the left
adelante	ahead, further
al final de la calle	at the end of the street
cerca	close, nearby
derecho	straight
desde	since, from
este	east
hasta	as far as, until
lejos	far (away)
mapa	map
norte	north
oeste	west
sur	south
en la esquina	on the corner
todo recto	straight ahead

examples
¿Dónde está el parque? - Está en la esquina. Where is the park? - It's on the corner.
¿Está cerca tu casa? - No, está lejos. Is your house nearby? - No, it's far away.

Verbs

You learn the following verbs in these lessons!

Cruzar

Cruzaris a regular -ar verb that means to cross.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	cruzo	I cross
tú	cruzas	you cross	informal singular you
vos	cruzás	you cross	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	cruza	he, she crosses
usted	cruza	you cross	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	cruzamos	we cross
vosotros, vosotras	cruzáis	you cross	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	cruzan	they cross
ustedes	cruzan	you cross	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Seguir

Seguiris a stem-changing verb that means to continue or to keep going. Its "stem," se, changes to si in all forms except for the vos, nosotros/nosotras, and vosotros/vosotras forms.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	sigo	I continue/keep going
tú	sigues	you continue/keep going	informal singular you
vos	seguís	you continue/keep going	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	sigue	he, she continues/keeps going
usted	sigue	you continue/keep going	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	seguimos	we continue/keep going
vosotros, vosotras	seguís	you continue/keep going	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	siguen	they continue/keep going
ustedes	siguen	you continue/keep going	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Hay: There Is/Are

In these lessons, you also learn to use hay to talk about what there is or there are in a place. Hay is a conjugation of the verb haber that is most commonly used as an impersonal verb to state what exists or to express general obligations, as in hay que, which you learn in previous lessons.

When using haber as an impersonal verb, only the third person singular form (hay) is used, regardless of whether you are talking about a singular noun (e.g., parque) or a plural noun (e.g., parques).

examples
Hay un parque. There's a park.
Hay muchos parques. There are a lot of parks.

examples

Hay un parque.

There's a park.

Hay muchos parques.

There are a lot of parks.

Tener Que

Tener queis a verb phrase that means to have to. It is always followed by another verb in the infinitive.

Tener Que Formula

conjugated form of tener que + infinitive verb

examples
¿Tengo que caminar al parque? Do I have to walk to the park?
Tienes que llegar a la plaza. You have to arrive at the plaza.

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¿Tengo que caminar al parque?

Do I have to walk to the park?

Tienes que llegar a la plaza.

You have to arrive at the plaza.

Forgot how to conjugate tener? Let's review!

Tener

Teneris a stem-changing verb with an irregular yo form.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation
yo	tengo
tú	tienes
vos	tenés
él, ella	tiene
usted	tiene
nosotros, nosotras	tenemos
vosotros, vosotras	tenéis
ellos, ellas	tienen
ustedes	tienen

Phrases

Now let's check out some of the phrases you learn in these lessons!

Spanish	English
Cruzas la calle.	You cross the street.
Está a la derecha.	It's to the right.
Está a la izquierda.	It's to the left.
Está al este.	It's to the east.
Está al final de la calle.	It's at the end of the street.
Está al norte.	It's to the north.
Está al oeste.	It's to the west.
Está al sur.	It's to the south.
Está cerca.	It's close/nearby.
Está lejos.	It's far (away).
¿Sigo adelante?	Do I keep going ahead?
¿Tienes un mapa?	Do you have a map?