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Lesson 14.54A1
Directions & Getting Around
வழி கேட்பது
Asking for and understanding directions puts the imperative and location words you'll formally study later to early, practical use — for now, treat these as fixed survival phrases.
Grammar Comparison
இலக்கண ஒப்பீடு
geradeaus, links, rechts — direction words as fixed adverbs
German
Gehen Sie geradeaus, dann links. (Go straight, then left.)
Tamil
நேராகப் போங்க, அப்புறம் இடது பக்கம். (straight go, then left side)
Direction-giving in both languages leans on a small fixed set of adverbs (geradeaus/நேராக, links/இடது, rechts/வலது) dropped into an imperative sentence, rather than full grammatical case marking. Learn this set as ready-to-use survival phrases now — you'll revisit the imperative's du/ihr/Sie forms formally in A2, and the two-way prepositions (in, an, auf) that describe exact locations in the next level.
Vocabulary
சொற்கள்
| German | Pronunciation | Tamil | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wo ist...? | voh ist | ...எங்கே இருக்கு?...eṅgē irukku? | Where is...? |
| geradeaus | geh-RAH-deh-ows | நேராகnērāga | straight ahead |
| links / rechts | links / rekhts | இடது / வலதுidadhu / valadhu | left / right |
| an der Ecke | ahn dair EK-eh | மூலையில்mūlaiyil | at the corner |
| die Straße | dee SHTRAH-seh | தெருtheru | street |
| Wie komme ich zu...? | vee KOM-eh ikh tsoo | நான் ...எப்படி போவது?nān ...eppadi pōvadhu? | How do I get to...? |