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USEFUL VOCABULARY:
links - left
rechts - right
geradeaus - straight on
in der Nähe - nearby, close
um die Ecke - around the corner
ein Stück geradaus - straight on for a bit
sich verlaufen - to get lost
ich habe mich verlaufen - i got lost
die Richtung - direction
In welche Richtung muss ich gehen? - In which direction do I have to go?
suchen - to search for
die Ampel - traffic lights
die Seite - side
auf der rechten Seite - on the right side
Sie sehen das Geschäft auf der rechten Seite - You can see the shop on the right side
das ist weit weg - that's far away
die Kreuzung - the crossing
gegenüber - opposite to
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► CORRECTIONS:
In an earlier version of this video we explained that "gegenüber" was always used with the genitive. This is in fact wrong as some of you noted in the comments. According to Duden "gegenüber" is always used with the dative: [ Ссылка ]
"Gegenüber" forms an interesting case though of a word that is used differently in every day language and formal speech. While "gegenüber" is correctly used with dative, to Cari, Manuel and many other native speakers "gegenüber" sounds right with the genitive case. Here you can read more about these mix-ups:
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Learn German with our street interviews: In this episode Janusz and Cari show you how to give directions in German!
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Hosts of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid
Camera & Edit: Chris Thornberry
Translation: Ben Eve
