39.12 Vocabulary: Directions on the Street

Below are some common expressions for giving directions on the street.

1. 
向地鐵站嗰邊行。
hoeng3dei6 tit3 zaam6go2 bin6haang4.
towardsubway stationthat sidewalk
Walk toward the subway station that side.
2. 
向地鐵站嗰個方向行。
hoeng3dei6 tit3 zaam6go2go3fong1 hoeng3haang4.
towardsubway stationthatCLdirectionwalk
Walk toward the subway station that direction.
3. 
轉彎。
zyun3 waan1.
make turn
Make a turn.
4. 
過對面。
gwo3deoi3 min6.
go overopposite
Go over to the opposite side.
5. 
過馬路。
gwo3maa5 lou6.
crossroad
Cross the road.
6. 
過馬路去對面。
gwo3maa5 lou6heoi3deoi3 min6.
crossroadgoopposite
Cross the road to go to the opposite side.
7. 
行天橋過對面。
haang4tin1 kiu4gwo3deoi3 min6.
walkbridgego overopposite
Take the bridge to go over to the opposite side.
8. 
行隧道過對面。
haang4seoi6 dou6gwo3deoi3 min6.
walksubwaygo overopposite
Take the subway to go over to the opposite side.
9. 
上天橋。
soeng5tin1 kiu4.
go upbridge
Go up to the bridge.
10. 
落天橋。
lok6tin1 kiu4.
go downbridge
Go down from the bridge.
11. 
落隧道。
lok6seoi6 dou6.
go downsubway
Go down to the subway.
12. 
上返地面。
soeng5faan1dei6 min2.
go upVPground
Go up back to the ground.
13. 
入隧道。
jap6seoi6 dou6.
go insubway
Go into the subway [for a subway at the ground level].
14. 
出隧道。
ceot1seoi6 dou6.
go outsubway
Go out from the subway [for a subway at the ground level].
15. 
行兩條街。
haang4loeng5tiu4gaai1.
walktwoCLstreet
Walk for two streets.
16. 
行兩個街口。
haang4loeng5go3gaai1 hau2.
walktwoCLintersection
Walk for two intersections.
17. 
再行多兩條街。
zoi3haang4do1loeng5tiu4gaai1.
furtherwalkmoretwoCLstreet
Walk further for two more streets.
18. 
再行多兩個街口。
zoi3haang4do1loeng5go3gaai1 hau2.
furtherwalkmoretwoCLintersection
Walk further for two more intersections.
19. 
沿住彌敦道行。
jyun4zyu6nei4 deon1 dou6haang4.
alongVPNathan Roadwalk
Walk along Nathan Road.
20. 
沿住呢條街行。
jyun4zyu6ni1tiu4gaai1haang4.
alongVPthisCLstreetwalk
Walk along this street.
21. 
沿住彌敦道行兩條街。
jyun4zyu6nei4 deon1 dou6haang4loeng5tiu4gaai1.
alongVPNathan RoadwalktwoCLstreet
Walk along Nathan Road for two streets.
22. 
沿住呢條街行兩個街口。
jyun4zyu6ni1tiu4gaai1haang4loeng5go3gaai1 hau2.
alongVPthisCLstreetwalktwoCLintersection
Walk along this street for two intersections.
23. 
行返去地鐵站。
haang4faan1heoi3dei6 tit3 zaam6.
walkVPgosubway station
Walk back to the subway station.
24. 
返返轉頭。
faan1faan1zyun3 tau4.
go backVP[go back]
Go back.
25. 
你行到去街尾嗰陣時，
nei5haang4dou3heoi3gaai1 mei5go2 zan6 si4,
youwalkVPgoend of streetwhen
會見到條隧道。
wui5gin3dou2tiu4seoi6 dou6.
willseeVPCLsubway
When you have walked to the end of the street, you will see a subway.
26. 
你落到隧道就轉左。
nei5lok6dou3seoi6 dou6zau6zyun3zo2.
yougo downVPsubwaythenturnvoc
When you have gone down to the subway, then turn voc.
27. 
你去到信和中心之前
nei5heoi3dou3seon3 wo4 zung1 sam1zi1 cin4
yougoVPSino Centrebefore
會見到個公園。
wui5gin3dou2go3gung1 jyun2.
willseeVPCLpark
Before you have gone to the Sino Centre, you will see a park.
28. 
你過咗個公園之後轉左。
nei5gwo3zo2go3gung1 jyun2zi1 hau6zyun3zo2.
youpassAPCLparkafterturnvoc
After you have passed the park, turn voc.
29. 
你行到去最尾轉右。
nei5haang4dou3heoi3zeoi3 mei5zyun3jau6.
youwalkVPgoendturnright
Walk to the end and turn right.
30. 
前邊就係信和中心。
cin4 bin6zau6hai6seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1.
frontexactlybeSino Centre
The front is exactly the Sino Centre.
31. 
信和中心就喺前邊。
seon3 wo2 zung1 sam1zau6hai2cin4 bin6.
Sino Centreexactlybe atfront
The Sino Centre is exactly in front.