Directions

1. Kollet on

   I am lost.

   Usage

   Said when you are lost, before asking for help

   Grammar Note

   A past participle plus "on" (I am) states a condition; the same form serves any gender. Composed sentence

2. Gallout a rafec'h diskouez din war ar gartenn ?

   Could you show me on the map?

   Usage

   A polite request to be shown a place on a map

   Grammar Note

   "Gallout a rafec'h" + infinitive is a polite request; feminine "kartenn" softens after "ar". Composed sentence

3. Mont a rit war-eeun betek ar c'hroashent

   Go straight ahead until the intersection.

   Usage

   Giving directions; the present tense ("you go") works as an instruction

   Grammar Note

   "Mont a rit" + a direction word is how directions are given, in the polite plural. Composed sentence

4. Penaos mont d'an aerborzh ?

   How do I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking how to get to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "Penaos mont d'an ...?" asks how to get somewhere; the destination follows "da" (d' before a vowel). Composed sentence

5. Kemerit an eil straed a-zehou

   Take the second street on the right.

   Usage

   Directions pointing to the second street on the right

   Grammar Note

   "Kemerit" (take) is the polite imperative used to choose a road; a-zehou is right, a-gleiz left. Composed sentence

6. Dek munutenn a vale eo

   It's a ten-minute walk.

   Usage

   Describing a distance as walking time

   Grammar Note

   The noun after a numeral stays singular; "bale" softens to "vale" after "a". Composed sentence

7. Pell eo diouzh amañ ?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Asking how far a place is

   Grammar Note

   The adjective comes first, followed by "eo". Composed sentence

8. A-zehou

   Right

   Usage

   A basic direction word

   Grammar Note

   An adverb formed from "dehou" (right); the opposite is a-gleiz

9. A-gleiz

   Left

   Usage

   A basic direction word

   Grammar Note

   An adverb formed from "kleiz" (left); the opposite is a-zehou

10. War-eeun

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A basic direction word

    Grammar Note

    A hyphenated adverb from "war" and "eeun" (straight)

11. Norzh

    North

    Usage

    A compass-point word

    Grammar Note

    A compass noun

12. Su

    South

    Usage

    A compass-point word

    Grammar Note

    A short compass noun (masculine)

13. Reter

    East

    Usage

    A compass-point word

    Grammar Note

    A compass noun (masculine)

14. Kornôg

    West

    Usage

    A compass-point word

    Grammar Note

    The standard spelling uses ô (o with circumflex)

15. Al leti

    Hotel

    Usage

    A bare noun to point to or ask for a hotel

    Grammar Note

    The article becomes "al" before l. Do not write the French spelling hôtel

16. An aerborzh

    Airport

    Usage

    A bare noun for the airport

    Grammar Note

    "Aerborzh" is masculine; the article is "an" before a vowel

17. An arsav karr-boutin

    Bus stop

    Usage

    A bare noun for a bus stop

    Grammar Note

    "Arsav" (stop) + "karr-boutin" (coach) gives "bus stop".

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