Asking for and giving directions in Spanish (Mexican)

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Here are some useful phrases for asking for and giving directions in Mexico.

Asking for directions:

• Perdone, ¿me podría indicar cómo llegar a [place]? - Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to [place]?
• ¿Sabe dónde está [place]? - Do you know where [place] is?
• ¿Cómo le hago para llegar a [place]? - How do I get to [place]? (more casual)
• ¿Está lejos de aquí? - Is it far from here?
• ¿Necesito tomar un taxi? - Do I need to take a taxi?

Giving directions:

• Siga derecho. - Go straight.
• Dé vuelta a la [derecha/izquierda]. - Turn right/left.
• Está a la [derecha/izquierda]. - It's on the right/left.
• Está en la esquina. - It's on the corner.
• Está enfrente de [building]. - It's in front of [building].
• Está a un lado de [building]. - It's next to [building].
• Está entre [building 1] y [building 2]. - It's between [building 1] and [building 2].
• Está a [distance] de aquí. - It's [distance] from here.
• Está cerca. - It's close.
• Está lejos. - It's far.
• Camina [number] cuadras. - Walk [number] blocks.
• Pase el semáforo. - Go past the traffic light.

Common places:

• El centro - downtown
• El aeropuerto - airport
• La terminal de autobuses - bus station
• Una farmacia - a pharmacy
• Un supermercado - a supermarket
• Un restaurante - a restaurant
• Un banco - a bank
• Un hotel - a hotel
• El museo - museum
• La plaza - town square/plaza
• La iglesia - church

Useful phrases:

• Gracias por su ayuda. - Thanks for your help.
• No entiendo, ¿podría repetirlo? - I don't understand, could you repeat it?
• ¿Puede hablar más despacio? - Can you speak more slowly?

Related Topics: Prepositions of Location, Travel, Common Vocabulary for Mexico City

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