Wie komme ich zum Museum?
How do I get to the museum?
German A1 · Lesson 16/30 · Free
Asking for and giving directions
In this lesson you will learn to understand simple route instructions.
Lektion 1601 · First, listen
Dialogue in context
Listen to the complete conversation and follow the translation.
AnnaWie komme ich zum Museum?How do I get to the museum?
02 · Essential phrases
Listen and repeat
Learn each expression as a complete block.
Gehen Sie geradeaus.
Go straight ahead.
Und dann?
And then?
Biegen Sie an der Ampel links ab.
Turn left at the traffic light.
Ist es auf der rechten Seite?
Is it on the right side?
Ja, genau.
Yes, exactly.
Gehen Sie geradeaus
Gehen Sie geradeaus is an instruction in the formal imperative: 'go straight ahead'. With Sie, the verb comes first and Sie right after: Gehen Sie.
Gehen Sie. Geradeaus
Gehen Sie geradeaus is an instruction in the formal imperative: 'go straight ahead'. With Sie, the verb comes first and Sie right after: Gehen Sie.
03 · Understand the logic
Explanation
Keep the German visible while you listen to the explanation.
Explanation 1
Dialog im Kontext
Notice that instructions place the verb at the beginning and rely on landmarks.
Explanation 2
an der Ampel
an der Ampel indicates the landmark: 'at the traffic light'. Ampel is feminine, die Ampel, in the dative an der Ampel.
Explanation 3
Seite
auf der rechten Seite means 'on the right side'. Seite is side; the adjective recht gets the ending -en here.
Explanation 4
Wortschatz
Now let's expand the vocabulary on asking for and giving directions.
04 · Review
Test what you learned
Choose the correct translation and check your answer instantly.