German A2 | For Advanced Beginners - How to Give Directions in German | Super Easy German 185

► BECOME A MEMBER AND LEARN MORE WITH OUR WORKSHEET: https://www.easygerman.org/membership --- USEFUL VOCABULARY: links - left rechts - right geradeaus - straight on in der Nähe - nearby, close um die Ecke - around the corner ein Stück geradaus - straight on for a bit sich verlaufen - to get lost ich habe mich verlaufen - i got lost die Richtung - direction In welche Richtung muss ich gehen? - In which direction do I have to go? suchen - to search for die Ampel - traffic lights die Seite - side auf der rechten Seite - on the right side Sie sehen das Geschäft auf der rechten Seite - You can see the shop on the right side das ist weit weg - that's far away die Kreuzung - the crossing gegenüber - opposite to --- ► CORRECTIONS: In an earlier version of this video we explained that "gegenüber" was always used with the genitive. This is in fact wrong as some of you noted in the comments. According to Duden "gegenüber" is always used with the dative: https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/gegenueber_Praeposition "Gegenüber" forms an interesting case though of a word that is used differently in every day language and formal speech. While "gegenüber" is correctly used with dative, to Cari, Manuel and many other native speakers "gegenüber" sounds right with the genitive case. Here you can read more about these mix-ups: https://www.gut-geschrieben.de/wenn-der-genitiv-den-dativ-umbringt/ --- ► LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST: http://www.easygerman.fm ► LEARN GERMAN WITH OUR APP: https://www.seedlang.com ► SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://goo.gl/sdP9nz ► FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/easygermanvideos ► INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/easygermanvideos ► WEBSITE: https://www.easygerman.org/ --- Learn German with our street interviews: In this episode Janusz and Cari show you how to give directions in German! --- PRODUCED BY: Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced in local languages and contain subtitles in both the original language as well as in English. --- Hosts of this episode: Janusz Hamerski/Carina Schmid Camera & Edit: Chris Thornberry Translation: Ben Eve