Directions

1. Ku është stacioni i autobusit?

   Where is the bus station?

   Usage

   Used to find the bus station

   Grammar Note

   Albanian genitive uses the connective particle "i/e": "stacioni i autobusit" = the bus station

2. Si mund të shkoj në aeroport?

   How can I get to the airport?

   Usage

   Used to ask how to get to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "Si mund të shkoj" = "how can I go/get" — a standard phrasing for asking directions

3. Kthehuni majtas në semafor.

   Turn left at the traffic light.

   Usage

   Used when giving directions to turn left at a traffic light

   Grammar Note

   "Kthehuni" is the polite imperative of "kthehem" (to turn). "Djathtas" = right, "majtas" = left

4. Sa larg është nga këtu?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Used to ask the distance to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Sa" (how much/many/far) is an interrogative of degree. "Nga" (from) marks the starting point

5. Shkoni drejt.

   Go straight ahead.

   Usage

   Used when directing someone to go straight

   Grammar Note

   "Shkoni" is the polite plural imperative of "shkoj" (to go). Informal singular: "Shko"

6. Mund të ma tregoni në hartë?

   Can you show me on the map?

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to point out a location on a map

   Grammar Note

   "Ma" is a contracted clitic combining "me" (me) + "a" (it), typical of Albanian clitic clusters

7. Kjo është rruga e duhur për në plazh?

   Is this the right road to the beach?

   Usage

   Used to confirm you are heading in the right direction towards the beach

   Grammar Note

   "E duhur" agrees with the feminine noun "rruga". Albanian adjectives agree with noun gender

8. Ku mund të parkoj makinën?

   Where can I park the car?

   Usage

   Used to find where to park a car

   Grammar Note

   "Makinën" is the accusative definite of "makina" (car). Accusative adds -n to definite nouns

9. Kthehuni djathtas te rruga e dytë.

   Turn right at the second street.

   Usage

   Used to give specific turning instructions

   Grammar Note

   Albanian ordinals: "e dytë" (second, feminine) agrees with feminine noun "rruga"

10. Jam i humbur. Mund të më ndihmoni?

    I am lost. Can you help me?

    Usage

    Used when lost and seeking assistance

    Grammar Note

    "I humbur" is masculine; a female speaker would say "e humbur". Adjectives agree with subject gender

11. djathtas

    Right

    Usage

    A single word to show in a taxi; readable at a glance while driving

12. majtas

    Left

    Usage

    A single word to show in a taxi

13. drejt

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    One word for "keep going"; as a sentence, "Shkoni drejt"

14. Kthehuni prapa

    Turn back

    Usage

    Show it when the driver has gone too far; polite plural imperative

15. Ndaloni këtu

    Stop here

    Usage

    Tells a driver where to drop you; in an emergency just "Ndaloni!"

16. veri

    North

    Usage

    For matching against a map or a road sign

17. jug

    South

    Usage

    For matching against a map or a road sign

18. lindje

    East

    Usage

    The same word also means "birth" and "sunrise", so show it while pointing at a map

19. perëndim

    West

    Usage

    The same word also means "sunset", so show it while pointing at a map

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