Getting around
السَّفَر
Ask for directions and navigate a new city.
You will learn
- Ask where a place is
- Understand near/far/right/left
- Use simple travel questions
Finding a place
أَيْنَ المَحَطَّة؟ = Where is the station? Use أَيْنَ with a place noun, then listen for nearby direction words.
Directions
يَمِين = right, يَسَار = left, قَرِيب = near, بَعِيد = far. Combine them: المَتْحَفُ قَرِيب = The museum is near.
Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| مَحَطَّة | maḥaṭṭa | station |
| مَتْحَف | matḥaf | museum |
| يَمِين | yamīn | right |
| يَسَار | yasār | left |
| قَرِيب | qarīb | near |
| بَعِيد | baʿīd | far |
| أَيْنَ | ayna | where |
| شُكْرًا | shukran | thank you |
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