Directions

1. रेल्वे स्थानक कुठे आहे?

   relwe sthanak kuthe ahe?

   Where is the railway station?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of the railway station

   Grammar Note

   कुठे आहे is the standard "where is it?" question

2. सरळ जा

   saral ja

   Go straight

   Usage

   Directing someone to go straight ahead

   Grammar Note

   जा is the imperative of the verb जाणे (to go)

3. उजव्या बाजूला वळा

   ujwya bajula vala

   Turn to the right

   Usage

   Instructing someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   बाजूला is a postposition meaning "to the side of"

4. डाव्या बाजूला वळा

   dawya bajula vala

   Turn to the left

   Usage

   Instructing someone to turn left

   Grammar Note

   डाव्या is the oblique form of the adjective डावा (left)

5. इथून किती दूर आहे?

   ithun kiti dur ahe?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Asking how far away a destination is

   Grammar Note

   इथून is the ablative form meaning "from here"

6. नकाशावर दाखवाल का?

   nakashavar dakhwal ka?

   Can you show me on the map?

   Usage

   Asking someone to point to a location on the map

   Grammar Note

   दाखवाल का is a polite request "will you show?"

7. हॉटेल जवळच आहे

   hotel javalach ahe

   The hotel is right nearby

   Usage

   Telling someone the hotel is close by

   Grammar Note

   च is an emphatic particle adding "right/exactly" to the word

8. चौकावर उजवीकडे वळा

   chaukavar ujvikade vala

   Turn right at the intersection

   Usage

   Giving directions to turn at an intersection

   Grammar Note

   कडे is a directional postposition meaning "towards/in the direction of"

9. रस्त्याच्या शेवटी आहे

   rastyachya shewati ahe

   It is at the end of the road

   Usage

   Explaining that a place is at the end of the street

   Grammar Note

   च्या is the genitive postposition "of/belonging to"

10. मी रस्ता चुकलो

    mi rasta chuklo

    I got lost

    Usage

    Telling someone you are lost

    Grammar Note

    चुकलो is the masculine first-person past tense "missed/went wrong"

11. उजवीकडे

    ujavikade

    Right

    Usage

    One-word card for use inside a taxi — readable while moving

12. डावीकडे

    davikade

    Left

    Usage

    One-word card for use inside a taxi — readable while moving

13. सरळ

    saral

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    One word for "keep going straight"

14. मागे

    mage

    Back / behind

    Usage

    Show this to mean "go back" when you have overshot; it also means "behind" as a location

15. थांबा

    thaamba

    Stop

    Usage

    Show this to a driver where you want to get out; it is the polite imperative, so it is not rude

16. उत्तर

    uttar

    North

    Usage

    Compass word; "uttar" also means "answer", so show it together with a map

17. दक्षिण

    dakshin

    South

    Usage

    Compass word for south

18. पूर्व

    purva

    East

    Usage

    Compass word; Mumbai station names are commonly suffixed with East/West

19. पश्चिम

    pashchim

    West

    Usage

    Compass word; also used to tell the east and west sides of a station apart

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