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How to Say ‘Turn right.’ in German

Biegen Sie rechts ab.

BEE-gen zee rekhts ap

[BEE-gen zee rekhts ap]

Phrase Breakdown

Biegen Sie

BEE-gen zee

Turn (formal)

Polite command from 'abbiegen'. Stress the first syllable: 'BEE-gen zee'.

Example

Biegen Sie bitte hier ab.

Please turn here.

Words in this phrase

Biegen

[BEE-gen]

turn

Main part of the separable verb abbiegen; the prefix ab goes to the end.

Example

Biegen Sie dort ab.

Turn there.

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person singular pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir bitte folgen?

Can you please follow me?

rechts ab.

rekhts ap

right (turn off)

'rechts' means right. The 'ch' is a soft, breathy sound, like 'reh-chts'. 'ab' completes the verb.

Example

Das Auto biegt rechts ab.

The car turns right.

Words in this phrase

rechts

[rekhts]

right

Direction word meaning 'to the right' or 'right.'

Example

Das Restaurant ist rechts.

The restaurant is on the right.

[ap]

(turn) off

Separable prefix of abbiegen, placed at the end of the sentence.

Example

Der Bus biegt hier ab.

The bus turns off here.

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