A1 · Débutant Chapitre 20

Asking for & Giving Directions

4 Règles totales
1 min
Règles dans ce chapitre Pratique rapide

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Navigate your surroundings with confidence using essential Bengali directional phrases and spatial vocabulary.

  • Inquire about locations politely.
  • Identify left, right, and straight movements.
  • Describe routes using prominent local landmarks.
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Ce que tu vas apprendre

Master phrases for asking for and giving directions to places. This practical chapter helps you navigate and understand spatial instructions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  1. 1
    By the end you will be able to: Ask a stranger for the location of a shop or station.
  2. 2
    By the end you will be able to: Give clear instructions to a friend to find a landmark.

Conseils et astuces (3)

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Use landmarks

If you don't know the name, point and ask.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking for Directions (পথ জিজ্ঞাসা করা - poth jigyasha kora)
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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter of the noun before adding the suffix.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Landmarks (যেমন: মন্দির - mondir, দোকান - dokan)
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Postposition Rule

Always remember: Noun first, marker second. It's the opposite of English.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Understanding Prepositions of Movement (যেমন: দিয়ে - diye, পর্যন্ত - porjonto)

Vocabulaire clé (7)

কোথায় (kothay) where বাম (bam) left ডান (dan) right সোজা (shoja) straight মন্দির (mondir) temple দোকান (dokan) shop পর্যন্ত (porjonto) until

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Review Summary

  • [Place] + কোথায়?
  • [Direction] + ঘুরুন
  • [Landmark] + এর সামনে
  • [Destination] + পর্যন্ত

Erreurs courantes

In Bengali, the definite article 'ti' is often added to the noun when asking for a specific place.

Wrong: কোথায় দোকান?
Correct: দোকানটি কোথায়?

You must use the locative case 'e' to indicate direction (to the left).

Wrong: বাম যান
Correct: বামে যান

A verb is required to make the instruction a complete, polite command.

Wrong: মন্দির পর্যন্ত সোজা
Correct: মন্দির পর্যন্ত সোজা যান

Next Steps

You have done an incredible job reaching the end of Level A1. Keep practicing, and start exploring the world in Bengali!

Practice giving directions to a friend in your home.

Continue to: What Happened: The Past Simple Tense

Pratique rapide (10)

Choose the correct form.

সে ___ যায়। (Home)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: বাড়িতে
Vowel + তে.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Landmarks (যেমন: মন্দির - mondir, দোকান - dokan)

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: স্টেশন কোথায়?
Correct word order.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking for Directions (পথ জিজ্ঞাসা করা - poth jigyasha kora)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

আমি স্কুল আছি।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: আমি স্কুলে আছি
Missing suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Landmarks (যেমন: মন্দির - mondir, দোকান - dokan)

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Bam jan.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Bam-e jan
Need the -e suffix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Giving Directions: Left, Right, Straight (বাম - bam, ডান - dan, সোজা - shoja)

Fill in the blank.

___ যান। (Go left)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: বামে
Bam-e means to the left.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Giving Directions: Left, Right, Straight (বাম - bam, ডান - dan, সোজা - shoja)

Choose the correct direction.

Which word means straight?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: সোজা
Shoja means straight.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Giving Directions: Left, Right, Straight (বাম - bam, ডান - dan, সোজা - shoja)

Choose the best fit.

সে রাত ___ কাজ করেছে।

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: পর্যন্ত
Temporal limit.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Understanding Prepositions of Movement (যেমন: দিয়ে - diye, পর্যন্ত - porjonto)

Fill in the blank.

স্টেশন ___?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: কোথায়
Used for location.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking for Directions (পথ জিজ্ঞাসা করা - poth jigyasha kora)

Fill in the blank.

আমি ___ আছি। (Shop)

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: দোকানে
Consonant + এ.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using Landmarks (যেমন: মন্দির - mondir, দোকান - dokan)

Fill in the blank.

দয়া করে ___ কোথায়?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ব্যাংক
Place name.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Asking for Directions (পথ জিজ্ঞাসা করা - poth jigyasha kora)

Score: /10

Questions fréquentes (6)

Bengali is a SOV language; the interrogative often follows the object.
Only with friends. It's very informal.
The -e suffix turns the noun 'bam' into an adverb of direction.
No, 'shoja' is already an adverb and doesn't need the suffix.
Yes, sometimes. 'সকালে' (in the morning).
Still use '-এ'.
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