Street directions
Word sets, Stage 4chunk 30 of 33Position and direction
Give and follow directions: right, left, straight on, at the corner.
Mix-ups migi and hidari get swapped under pressure.
migi
right
migigawa = the right-hand side.
soko, migi ni magatte.
Turn right there.
そこ、右に曲がって。
soko o migi ni magatte kudasai.
Please turn right there.
そこを右に曲がってください。
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hidari
left
hidarikiki = left-handed.
hidari no hou ga chikai yo.
Going left is quicker.
左の方が近いよ。
hidari no hou ga chikai desu yo.
It's closer if you go left.
左の方が近いですよ。
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massugu
straight; straight ahead
Also 'directly': massugu kaeru = go straight home.
massugu na hito = an honest, straightforward person.
kono michi, massugu itte.
Go straight along this road.
この道、まっすぐ行って。
kono michi o massugu itte kudasai.
Please go straight along this road.
この道をまっすぐ行ってください。
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kado
corner (of a street, table)
The outside corner you turn at; a room's inside corner is sumi.
ano kado no konbini de matteru ne.
I'll wait at the convenience store on that corner.
あの角のコンビニで待ってるね。
ano kado no konbini de matte imasu ne.
I'll be waiting at the convenience store on that corner.
あの角のコンビニで待っていますね。
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