Asking for directions

Question 1

walk straight

Answer 1

اِمْشِ عَلى طول
‘imshi 3alaa Tuul (M)
اِمْشي عَلى طول
‘imshii 3alaa Tuul (F)

Question 2

turn (to)
lit. face to

verbal noun

Answer 2

اِتَّجِه إِلى 
ittajih ('ilaa) (M)
اِتَّجِهي إِلى 
ittajihii ('ilaa) (F)
إِتَّجاه
ittajaah

Question 3

the left

Answer 3

اليَسَار
el-yasaar
شِمابل
shimaal

Question 4

the right

Answer 4

اليَمِين

el-yamiin

Question 5

near / close to

Answer 5

قَريب مِن

qariib min

Question 6

far from

Answer 6

بَعيد عَن

ba3iid 3an

Question 7

on a distance

e.g my house is on a distance of 22km from here

Answer 7

عَلى بُعد
3alaa bu3d
baytii 3alaa bu3d ithayn wa ishriin kilometres min hunaa

Question 8

traffic light

you get to a traffic light

Answer 8

إِشارَة مُرور
‘ishaarat (sign) muruur (traffic)
taSil ‘ilaa ‘ishaarat muruur

Question 9

high

Answer 9

عالي / عاليَة

3aalii / 3aaliyyah

Question 10

until

Answer 10

حَتَّى

Hattaa

Question 11

you get to / arrive

Answer 11

تَصِل إِلى
taSil ‘ilaa (M)
taSilii ‘ilaa (F)

Question 12

Square/field, roundabout

Answer 12

المَيْدَان / السَّاحة, دَوّار

el-maydaan / es-saaHah, ed-dawwar

Question 13

police station

Answer 13

مَرْكَز (قِسْم) الشُّرطَة

markaz (/qism) esh-shurTah

Question 14

market

markets

Answer 14

سوق
suuq
أسْواق
‘aswaaq

Question 15

shop

shops

Answer 15

مَحَل
maHal
مَحَلّات
maHallaat

Question 16

Please, where is the University of Baghdad?

First street on the left after the factory.

Answer 16

مِن فَضْلَك، أَيْنَ جَامِعَة بَغْدَاد؟
- جَامِعَة بَغْدَاد أَوَّل شَارِع عَلى اليَسَار بَعْد المَصْنَع.
min faDlak, ’ayna jaami3at baghdaad?
’awwal shaari3 3alaa el-yasaar ba3d el-maSna3.

Question 17

Please, where is the hospital?

The hospital is on Liberation street

Answer 17

مِن فَضْلَك، أيْنَ المُسْتَشْفى؟
- المُسْتَشْفى فِي شَارِع التَّحْرِير.
min faDlak, ’ayna el-mustashfaa?
el-mustashfaa fii shaari3 et-taHriir.

Question 18

Please, where is the police station?

Fourth street on the right, behind to Sheraton hotel

Answer 18

مِن فَضْلَك، أيْنَ مَرْكَز الشُّرطَة؟
- مَرْكَز الشُّرطَة رَابِع شَارِع عَلى اليَمِين، خَلْف فُنْدُق شِيراتون.
min faDlak, ’ayna markaz esh shurTah?
markaz esh-shurTah raabi3 shaari3 3alaa l-yamiin, khalf funduq shiiratun.

Question 19

Please, how do I go to the Restaurant of Light?

Behind the mosque

Answer 19

٤. مِن فَضْلَك ، كَيْفَ أَذْهَب إِلى مَطْعَم النُّور؟
- مَطْعَم النُّور وَراء المَسجِد
min faDlak, kayfa ’adhhab ’ilaa maT3am en-nuur?
maT3am en-nuur waraa’ el-masjid.

Question 20

Please, how do I get to the Hotel Rashid?

From here, walk straight, then turn left, the hotel is on the left

Answer 20

مِن فَضْلِكَ، كَيْفَ أَصِل إِلى فُنْدُق الرَّشِيد؟
- مِن هُنا اِمشِ عَلى طول، ثُمَّ اِتَجِه إِلى اليَسار، فُنْدُق الرَّشِيد عَلى اليَمين
min faDlak, kayfa ’aSil ’ilaa funduq er-rashiid?
min hunaa ’imshi 3alaa Tuul, thumma ’ittajih ’ilaa el-yasaar, funduq er-rashiid 3alaa el-yamiin.

Question 21

train station

Answer 21

مَحَطَة القِطار

maHaTah al-qiTaar

Question 22

I cross (e.g a road)
Cross (imperative)

Answer 22

أَعْبُر
a3bur
أُعْبُر
u3bur

Question 23

exit

entrance

Answer 23

مَخْرَج / خُروج
makhraj / khuruuj
مَدْخَل
madkhal

Question 24

library

Answer 24

مَكْتَبَة

maktaba

Question 25

north

Answer 25

شَمال

shamaal

Question 26

south

Answer 26

جَنوب

januub

Question 27

east

Answer 27

شَرق

sharq

Question 28

west

Answer 28

غَرب

gharb

Question 29

north east

Answer 29

شَمال شَرق

shamaal sharq

Question 30

map / s

e.g. do you have a map?

Answer 30

خَريطَة /خَرائط
khariiTah / kharaa’it
hal 3indak khatiiTah?

Question 31

capital city

Answer 31

عاصِمَة

3aaSimah

Question 32

area

Answer 32

مَنْطِقَة

manTiqah

Question 33

village

Answer 33

قَريَة

qaryah

Question 34

district

Answer 34

مُقاطَعة

muqaaTa3ah

Question 35

is located

Answer 35

يَقَع - تَقع

yaqa3 / taqa3

Question 36

river

Answer 36

نَهْر

nahr

Question 37

sea
maritime
Navy

Answer 37

بَحْر baHr
بَحْرِي baHriyy
بَحْرِيَّة baHriyyah

Question 38

I meet the cat at the train station

Answer 38

‘uqaabil al-qiTTah fii maHaTah al-qiTaar