English Shadowing for beginners: Asking For Directions #2
Todayโs episode is about: Asking For Directions .
Welcome to Niji Spiralโs English shadowing. Todayโs shadowing is about โAsking for directionsโ. In this lesson, we will focus on: First Greeting and Asking For Directions. In the end, I will give example sentences, to help you with what we have learnt today.
This lesson is helpful because when you visit a new location, you can ask for help to get to your destination.
First Greeting
Before asking for directions, you need to catch someoneโs attention. You can use the following examples as the first greeting:
ยท Excuse me, can I ask you a question?
ยท Sorry to interrupt, can I ask you for help?
ยท Sorry to bother you. Can I ask you for directions?
ยท Hi, could you help me please?
ยท Excuse me, Iโm lost.
Asking for Directions
Next part is about asking for directions:
Can you help me find the โpost officeโ?
Where is the closest โtrain stationโ?
How do I get to the closest โbus stopโ?
How far is the โtaxi standโ?
May I ask, where is the closest โferry wharfโ is?
I'm looking for the closest โparkโ?
Is this the correct way to the โhotelโ?
Could you tell me where the โbankโ is?
Which is the fastest way to get to the โairportโ?
Can you show me on this map, how to get to the โbankโ?
Is this the right direction to the โsupermarketโ?
Useful sentences
Lastly, here are some useful sentences combining both the first greeting and asking for direction together in one sentence:
Hello, can I ask where the nearest train station is?
Excuse me, is this the right direction to the department store?
Hi, sorry to bother you. Where is the nearest post office?
Excuse me, is this the correct bus to the city?
I hope above lesson helps you on your English journey. See you in the next lesson!
