Lesson 12 of 18 · Hotel
Help with an Immediate External Destination
Direct an individual guest leaving the hotel to an immediate street destination (the bus stop or the pharmacy) using left, right, straight ahead, and one landmark, or escalate to reception if unsure.
Learn these expressions
All'uscita, vada a destra.
At the exit, go right.
Directing guest to turn right outside.
All'uscita, vada a sinistra.
At the exit, go left.
Directing guest to turn left outside.
Vada dritto.
Go straight ahead.
Directing guest straight forward.
La fermata dell'autobus è a destra.
The bus stop is on the right.
Locating the bus stop.
La farmacia è a sinistra.
The pharmacy is on the left.
Locating the pharmacy.
Non sono sicuro; chiediamo alla reception.
I am not sure; let's ask reception.
Safe escalation for unknown destination.
New words
- all'uscita
- at the exit / exiting (from the hotel doorway onto the street)
- la fermata dell'autobus
- the bus stop
- la farmacia
- the pharmacy
- vada dritto
- go straight ahead (polite formal direction with Lei)
- giri a destra
- turn right (polite formal direction with Lei)
- giri a sinistra
- turn left (polite formal direction with Lei)
- la croce verde
- the green cross
- vicina
- nearby; lontana = far away (forms used with la farmacia).
- fino alla croce verde
- as far as the green cross.
- Non sono sicuro / Non sono sicura
- I am not sure (sicuro if you identify as male, sicura if female).
You may hear
- C'è una farmacia qui vicino? = Is there a pharmacy nearby?
- Dov'è la fermata dell'autobus? = Where is the bus stop?
- È lontano? = Is it far?
- Grazie per l'aiuto. = Thank you for the help.
Grammar tipsShow
Polite formal directions (vada, giri):
Use vada dritto when telling a guest to continue straight ahead.
Use giri a destra / giri a sinistra when telling a guest to turn.
In this lesson's street:
Exiting the hotel and turning right = la fermata dell'autobus (50 metres).
Exiting the hotel and turning left = la farmacia (50 metres, landmark: la croce verde).
Stay within what you know:
Do not invent bus timetables, bus line numbers, or ticket prices.
Do not give medical advice. Direct the guest to the pharmacy as a shop location only.
If a guest asks for a place you don't know, don't guess. Say: Non sono sicuro; chiediamo alla reception.
Listen to the conversation
Listen once without reading. Then step through the lines below, one turn at a time.
Listening practice
Listen, pick an answer, then reveal the spoken words to check. Practice only, not an exam.
Question 1
Which direction should the guest take upon leaving the hotel to reach the bus stop?
Question 2
Where is the pharmacy located according to the speaker?