Directions

1. Comente si lompet a su Nuraghe Santu Antine?

   How do you get to the Nuraghe Santu Antine?

   Usage

   Asks how to get to a sight; replace the place name as needed

   Grammar Note

   Lòmpere means to arrive; with si it asks how one gets somewhere. A nuraghe is a Bronze Age stone tower of Sardinia. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

2. Furriade a sa dereta.

   Turn right

   Usage

   Politely tells someone to turn right

   Grammar Note

   "Furriade" is the imperative of furriare (to turn) for bois. Right is sa dereta and left is sa manca. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

3. Dae inoghe est a tesu?

   Is it far from here?

   Usage

   Asks whether a place is far from here

   Grammar Note

   "A tesu" means far; the opposite is acanta (near). Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

4. Mi so pèrdidu.

   I got lost

   Usage

   Says that you are lost; a woman says Mi so pèrdida

   Grammar Note

   "Pèrdidu" is the past participle of pèrdere (to lose); a woman says pèrdida. It is a reflexive "I have lost myself". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

5. Mi lu podides mustrare in sa mapa?

   Can you show it to me on the map?

   Usage

   Asks someone to show a place on the map

   Grammar Note

   Mi lu means to me, it, and goes before the conjugated verb. "Podides" is the bois form of pòdere, making it polite. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

6. Cantu tempus bi cheret a pee?

   How long does it take on foot?

   Usage

   Asks how long it takes on foot

   Grammar Note

   "Bi cheret" means it takes (time). "A pee" means on foot. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

7. A sa dereta

   Right

   Usage

   The word for right, as a direction

   Grammar Note

   Directions are given as a sa dereta (to the right) and a manca (to the left)

8. A manca

   Left

   Usage

   The word for left, as a direction

   Grammar Note

   Manca can be used without an article; a manca means to the left. Right is a sa dereta

9. Firmade inoghe.

   Stop here

   Usage

   Politely asks a driver to stop here

   Grammar Note

   "Firmade" is the imperative of firmare (to stop) for bois, the polite you. Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

10. s'ambasciada

    Embassy

    Usage

    The place name for an embassy

    Grammar Note

    Sa shortens to s' before a vowel. Add the country after it: s'ambasciada de + country

11. sa metropolitana

    Subway / metro

    Usage

    The word for the subway or metro

    Grammar Note

    Metropolitana is a feminine noun taking the article sa

12. nord

    North

    Usage

    North, as a compass point

    Grammar Note

    Compass points are used without an article. The others are sud, est and ovest

13. sud

    South

    Usage

    South, as a compass point

    Grammar Note

    Compass points are used without an article. The opposite is nord

14. est

    East

    Usage

    East, as a compass point

    Grammar Note

    Est is spelled like the verb est (is) but here is the compass noun. The opposite is ovest

15. ovest

    West

    Usage

    West, as a compass point

    Grammar Note

    Compass points are used without an article. The opposite is est

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