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Lesson 8 of 10

Getting around in Gujarati

Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet. Play the ten Gujarati words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.

An auto-rickshaw in Ahmedabad
Getting around
10 words · 20 seconds each · 8 of 10 to pass
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All 10 Gujarati phrases in this lesson

ટોઇલેટ ક્યાં છે?TOY-let KYAAN chhe
Where is the toilet?
... કેવી રીતે જવાય?KE-vee REE-te ja-VAAY
How do I get to...?
ડાબી બાજુDAA-bee BAA-ju
To the left

Literally "the left side".

જમણી બાજુJAM-nee BAA-ju
To the right
સીધાSEE-dhaa
Straight ahead

Combine with "jaao" (go) for a full direction: "seedha jaao." Directions in Gujarat may reference landmarks rather than street names.

અહીંa-HEEN
Here
રેલ્વે સ્ટેશનREL-ve STE-shan
Train station

Gujarat is well connected by Indian Railways. Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara are major hubs.

બસBAS
Bus

Ahmedabad's BRTS buses run in their own lanes.

એરપોર્ટAIR-port
Airport
એક ટિકિટEK ti-KIT
One ticket, please

Works at bus stands, train counters, and tourist sites. Add the destination after: "ek tikit Ahmedabad."

Where Gujarati is spoken

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