Finding a Street Number
Right street, wrong end — hunting for the number.
- Them
Which number are you looking for?
- You
I'm looking for number forty-two.
- Them
The even numbers are on the other side.
- You
So I need to cross and keep walking?
- Them
Yes, and it's about five doors along.
- You
Is there a shop next to it I can look for?
- Them
There's a bakery right beside it.
- You
That helps a lot. Thank you.
In the app you can tap any word for a definition, and turn on a line-by-line translation in your own language.
Words in this dialogue
- numbera figure used for counting
- lookingsearching; turning your eyes to
- forty-twothe number 42
- evenused to stress something surprising; still (even better); divisible by two
- numbersa figure used for counting
- otherdifferent from this one
- sideone of the surfaces or edges
- needto have to have
- crossto go from one side to the other
- keepto go on having
- walkinggoing on foot
- it'sshort for it is
- fivethe number 5
- doorsthe panels you open to go in
- alongfollowing the length of
- shopa place where goods are sold
- nextthe one after this; beside
- lookto turn your eyes to; to seem
- there'sshort for there is
- bakerya shop selling bread and cakes
- rightcorrect; the opposite of left; just (right here); straight away (right away)
- besidenext to
- helpsto make things easier for someone
More in this situation
- Asking the Way8 turns
- Taking the Metro8 turns
- Catching a Bus8 turns
- Taking a Taxi8 turns
- Is It Walkable?8 turns
- Completely Lost8 turns
- Asking Someone to Repeat8 turns
- Finding a Toilet8 turns
- Looking for Parking8 turns
- Double-Checking You're Right8 turns
- Buying a Ticket8 turns
- The Train Is Delayed8 turns
- Navigating by Landmarks8 turns
- Giving Directions Yourself8 turns