Immersive Spanish - Immersive Spanish, Season 6, San Sebastián Episode 11 - Getting Lost (Directions in Spanish)

Episode Date: April 3, 2026

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Season 6, episode 11. Hola, Viejoeros, and bienveninos de novo a immersive Spanish. Thank you so much to everyone listening, and a huge thank you to our Patreon supporters. Class Erecutiva Vieeros get one extra immersive Spanish episode every week in the same style as this podcast, as well as ad-free listening, transcripts, and 48 hours early access.

And a bigger thank you to our Primera Classes supporters who are able to vote on one. what we teach and where we go next. Let's get started. Right, so I just finished that wine tasting in a dark, dusty tavern here in San Sebastian. And wow, those wines were something else. They paired each one with local meats and cheeses. I've been much of wine.

I have drunk a lot of wine. I'm now walking home and wouldn't you know it? My phone has decided to die. No problem. I don't live far. I think it's this way. To the right. Or is it to the left?

Hmm. The word for right in Spanish is... Derecha. Derecha. I remember this by thinking I'm going directly to the right. Derecha. Derecha. See what I mean?

Derecha, directa. The right. La Derecha. La Derecha. Notice how it ends with an A. So, it's feminine. La Derecha instead of L. The left in Spanish is...

La Isquierda. La Isquierda. It is a bit of a funny way. word, very different to anything in English, so let's say it a couple of times. La, ischirda. La, ischirda. Think of the letter E, then someone's skiing. Skiar, then da,

Iskirda. La ischirda. Now, remember from earlier in the season, boy, ah. Boya means I'm going to. So how do you think you'd say, I'm going to the right? Voy a la derecha. Boy to the right. But in everyday speech, it would sound more like,

I'm going to the left. I'm going to la sierra. Go to a la isquireta. I'm going to la sierra. The word for turn in Spanish to turn to turn is

hirer. Hirer. So, to say turn right, you would say hirer a de recha to turn to the right. And to turn left is

Girar a la Iskirda. Hirar to la is. Now, remember how we use Voya. Voie a. To talk about things we're going to do. If I want to tell myself to turn right, I'd say, I'm going to to

right I'm to go to a direction right right

right right right right I went left back there and I'm fairly sure

that was the wrong call this streets all look the same at night hang on I don't

recognise any of this I've been walking for a few minutes now and nothing looks familiar. I think... I think... I'm... I'm lost. Estoy peridida.

Remember learning about soy and estoi earlier this season? Well, Estoy is for temporary states and locations. Being lost is definitely temporary. At least I hope it is. That's why we say, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,

peridido. Right, I need to ask someone for directions. Do you remember how we say, excuse me? Pardon? Pardon? And to ask someone if they can help you?

Me puidea can you help me? Me puidea yudar. Ah, there's a gentleman just ahead. Let me ask him. Pardon, sir. I'm sorry, I'm pretty

help. Where is to the caré, San Martin? Yes, Sigo and the second left. Much

thanks, sir. De nada. Right, let me break that down for you. He said, Siga recto.

Keep going straight. Recto means straight. Recto. recto. Think you're going in a straight, direct line. Direct, rect, recto, recto. Direct line. Siga todo recto.

Siga, to do, recto. Then he said, La Segunda, or in his case, ishierda, as they say in Spain. You already know, ischierda means left. Segunda means second.

So, la second means the second left. La Segunda Esquerda. Come on. I want to hear you say it. La

second isquireda. Very well. And he finished with De nada. Two words. De. Nada.

You'll hear this all the time. here in Spain. It means you're welcome, or literally, of nothing. It's nothing, no problem. De, of, nada, nothing. De nada. So, his full instructions were, siga recto, and la second isquireda. Keep going straight and take the second left. Simple, clear, and very typical of how Spanish people give directions. Short and to the point. Now, before I continue walking, a quick word. If you want to take your Spanish beyond just listening,

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Back to the directions. To ask where something is, you say, Donde's ta. That sounds like one word, doesn't it? But it's actually two. Donde. You already know what Donde means, right? Where?

And esta comes from estar, the verb we use with estoi. and it means it is. So, Donde's sta, simply means where is it? So if I want to ask where my street is, Donde is la Caye? Donde esta la Caye. Now let me teach you a few more

essential direction words whilst I follow these directions. The word for straight ahead, we've just learned, recto. And the word for corner is La Eskina La Eskina So if someone tells you to turn at the corner They'd say

Hire in La Eskina Hire in La Eskina And using I'm going to turn at How would you say I'm going to turn at the corner I'm going to hearer in la skinna I'm going to

Girar in La Eskina Then there's La Prima Derecha The first right La Prima Derecha The Second Right

The Second Right La Prima Isquiera The First Left The Second Left The second left Primera means First

And as we know No, second means second. Very useful when someone gives you directions like our friendly gentleman just did. The word for near is Serca, and the word for far is Lejos. Lejos.

These came up on the walk back from Garbera. So, if I want to say I'm near the center, I'm And I am far from the center And I am far from the city I'm far from the city I'm lejos de la ciudad

I'm Lejos Deil de la Ciudad. And remember, Todavia? The word Todavia.

It means still. Like, I'm still walking. So how would you say, I'm still far? Todabia I'm still lejos. Todavia I'm

I'm lejos. Right. I took the second left, just like the man said. And yes, I recognize this. Ah, I can see my building.

I made it. Right, let me test you on everything we've covered today. How do you say, the right? La derecha. La derecha. And how would you say the left? La isquireda. La isquia.

And how would you say I'm going to the right? Voy to la de recha. I go A La Derecha How would you say To turn left

Hirar a Skiara Hirar A La Iskirda And how would you say

Keep going straight Siga Toto Recto Siga Toto Recto And how would you

say the corner La Eskina La Eskina La Eskina And how about the first left? La Prima Isquireda. La Primera Isquireda. And how about the second right?

La Segunda Derecha. La Segunda Derecha. And how would you ask somebody? Imagine you're lost. And you need to ask, where is the street? Donde is the street? Donde is that the street.

La Cae And what's the word for near? Serca Serca And the word for far Lejos Lejos

So How would you say I am still far Todavia I'm still Lejos Todavia I'm

I'm Lejos And how would you tell somebody You're welcome De nada De of nothing. And finally, how would you say, I am lost?

I'm lost. I sound a bit too happy there, don't I? I'm lost. Bueno, Viejero, I'm home. You know, getting lost isn't always a bad thing. Sometimes the best moments happen when you have no idea where you're going. And at least now, you know how to ask for help when it does. Thank you.

Much thanks. And until the next. Ciao.