SpanishA1Lesson 3.1
🇪🇸 Spanish A1 · Lesson 3.1

¿Dónde está? — Places in the city

Name key places and ask where something is.

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A tourist asks the way to the station.

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la estaciónthe station 🔊
la callethe street 🔊
a la izquierdaon the left 🔊
a la derechaon the right 🔊
todo rectostraight ahead 🔊
¿Dónde está…?Where is…? 🔊

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« ¿Dónde está la estación? » 🔊
Where is the station?
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Pronunciation

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Perdone, ¿dónde está la estación? 🔊Excuse me, where is the station?
Siga todo recto y gire a la izquierda. 🔊Go straight ahead and turn left.
¿Está lejos? 🔊Is it far?
No, está a cinco minutos, a la derecha. 🔊No, it's five minutes away, on the right.
¡Muchas gracias! 🔊Thank you very much!
Grammar in focus · estar for location

Use « está » (from estar) to say where things are: La estación está a la derecha. Ser is for identity; estar is for location and states.

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Write 2–3 sentences telling a friend how to get from the station to your home, using izquierda / derecha / todo recto.

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Tip for this task
¡Genial! Use « está » for location and « gire » to say turn.

Quick check

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1. “Turn left” is…
2. « ¿Dónde está…? » asks…
3. Which verb is for location?
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