A1 · Lesson 020

Directions & maps

Ask for directions, follow a short route and check it on a map.

By the end of this lesson

Ask where a place is and follow directions using turns, landmarks and a map.

Learn a useful request, then the movement and position words that make directions easier to understand.

Say this now

Say as a manchûay chíi nai phǎen-têe dâai mǎi khrápช่วยชี้ในแผนที่ได้ไหมครับ

Say as a womanchûay chíi nai phǎen-têe dâai mǎi kháช่วยชี้ในแผนที่ได้ไหมคะ

Use a complete request, then listen for the movement and landmark in the reply.

Sentence shape: please help → point on the map → can? → polite ending

please helpchûayช่วย

point on mapchíi nai phǎen-têeชี้ในแผนที่

can?dâai mǎiได้ไหม

politekhrápครับ

Use complete lines and natural replies.

Recognise the words and their meaning.

Choose a response and build a sentence.

Follow a complete exchange.

Match taught words and phrases to meanings.

Understand the same language by ear.

Bring the useful language back from memory.