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How to Say ‘Go straight ahead here to the traffic light.’ in German

Gehen Sie hier geradeaus bis zur Ampel.

geh-en zee heer geh-RAH-duh-ows biss tsoor AHM-pel

[geh-en zee heer geh-RAH-duh-ows biss tsoor AHM-pel]

Phrase Breakdown

Gehen Sie hier

geh-en zee heer

Go here

Polite command form: verb first, then 'Sie'.

Example

Gehen Sie hier rein.

Go in here.

Words in this phrase

Gehen

[geh-en]

To move from one place to another.

Example

Wir gehen jetzt.

We are going now.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person singular pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir bitte folgen?

Can you please follow me?

hier

[heer]

here

Used when handing something over or pointing something out nearby.

Example

Hier ist mein Ausweis.

Here is my ID.

geradeaus

[geh-RAH-duh-ows]

straight ahead

Used when giving or following directions without turning.

Example

Gehen Sie einfach geradeaus.

Just go straight ahead.

bis zur Ampel.

biss tsoor AHM-pel

up to the traffic light.

Tells you how far to go. 'zur' is short for 'zu der'.

Example

Gehen Sie bis zur Kreuzung.

Go up to the intersection.

Words in this phrase

bis

[biss]

Until

Denotes the duration before a specific event.

Example

Bis morgen!

See you tomorrow!

zur

[tsoor]

to the

Contraction of zu der, part of the phrase Fahr zur Hölle!.

Example

Fahr zur Hölle, ich rede nicht mehr mit dir!

Go to hell, I'm not talking to you anymore!

Ampel

[AHM-pel]

traffic light

Feminine noun (die Ampel) for a traffic signal.

Example

Die Ampel ist rot.

The traffic light is red.

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