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| Perdon, ¿Cómo puedo llegar a ___? | Excuse me, how do I get to ___? | ||||
| Perdon, ¿Cómo puedo llegar al hospital? | Excuse me, how do I get to the hospital? | ||||
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| Siga adelante. | Go straight ahead | ||||
| Doble a la derecha. | Turn right. | ||||
| Doble a la izquierda. | Turn left. | ||||
| Hay que subir la calle hasta llegar al cruce. | You need to go up the street until you get to the intersection. | ||||
| No pueden perderse. | You can't get lost. | ||||
| Siga derecho tres cuadras | Go straight for three blocks. | ||||
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| Disculpe, ¿vamos bien para ___? | Excuse me, are we going the right way to ___? | ||||
| Disculpe, ¿vamos bien para la embajada? | Excuse me, are we going the right way to the Embassy? | ||||
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| Sí, van bien. | Yes, you're fine. | ||||
| No, no van bien. | No, you're not. | ||||
| If the answer is no, you would want to continue giving directions as above. Even if the answer is sí, you may want to give the directions from that point using the expressions from above. | |||||
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