Directions

1. ରେଳ ଷ୍ଟେଶନ କୁଆଡ଼େ?

   rela stesana kuade?

   Which way is the train station?

   Usage

   Basic phrase for asking directions

   Grammar Note

   କୁଆଡ଼େ is a directional question word meaning "which way"

2. ସିଧା ଯାଅ

   sidha yao

   Go straight

   Usage

   Giving directions to go straight

   Grammar Note

   ଯାଅ is the imperative form; ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ is more polite

3. ଡାହାଣ ଆଡ଼େ ବୁଲ

   dahana ade bula

   Turn right

   Usage

   Instructing someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   ଆଡ଼େ is a postposition meaning "towards/in the direction of"

4. ବାମ ଆଡ଼େ ବୁଲ

   bama ade bula

   Turn left

   Usage

   Instructing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   ବାମ (left) and ଡାହାଣ (right) are basic direction words

5. ଏଠୁ କେତେ ଦୂର?

   ethu kete dura?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Asking how far a destination is

   Grammar Note

   ଏଠୁ indicates the starting point "from here"

6. ମାନଚିତ୍ରରେ ଦେଖାନ୍ତୁ

   manachitrare dekhantu

   Please show me on the map

   Usage

   Asking someone to point to a location on the map

   Grammar Note

   The ~ନ୍ତୁ ending forms the honorific imperative

7. ହୋଟେଲ ନିକଟରେ ଅଛି

   hotel nikatare achhi

   The hotel is nearby

   Usage

   Telling someone a destination is close by

   Grammar Note

   ଅଛି is the existential verb "is/exists"

8. ସେ ଚଉକ ପାଖରେ ବାମ ଆଡ଼େ ବୁଲ

   se chauka pakhare bama ade bula

   Turn left near that intersection

   Usage

   Giving directions using an intersection as a landmark

   Grammar Note

   ପାଖ means "side/near" and ରେ is the locative postposition

9. ଏହା ରାସ୍ତାର ଶେଷରେ

   eha rastara shesare

   It is at the end of the road

   Usage

   Explaining that a place is at the end of the street

   Grammar Note

   ରାସ୍ତାର is the genitive form meaning "of the road"

10. ମୁଁ ରାସ୍ତା ହରାଇ ଗଲି

    mun rasta harai gali

    I got lost

    Usage

    Telling someone you are lost

    Grammar Note

    ହରାଇ ଗଲି is a compound verb meaning "lost and gone"

11. ଡାହାଣ

    dahana

    Right

    Usage

    One word is readable even in a moving taxi — faster than a sentence

12. ବାମ

    bama

    Left

    Usage

    One word is readable even in a moving taxi — faster than a sentence

13. ସିଧା

    sidha

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    The single word for "keep going the way you are"

14. ପଛକୁ

    pachhaku

    Go back

    Usage

    Use it when you have gone past and need to turn back

15. ଅଟକନ୍ତୁ

    atakantu

    Please stop

    Usage

    Polite imperative for stopping the vehicle where you want to get out

16. ଉତ୍ତର

    uttara

    North

    Usage

    The compass direction; the same word also means "answer", so point at a map

17. ଦକ୍ଷିଣ

    dakshina

    South

    Usage

    The compass direction, for matching against maps and signs

18. ପୂର୍ବ

    purba

    East

    Usage

    The compass direction; the same word also means "previous", so pair it with a map

19. ପଶ୍ଚିମ

    paschima

    West

    Usage

    The compass direction, for matching against maps and signs

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