📖 Words of the Day 4

straight

Adverb

/streɪt/

सरळ

moving in one direction without bending

"Go straight and you will see the school."

सरळ जा आणि तुम्हाला शाळा दिसेल.

✅ direct, unbending ❌ curved, crooked

corner

Noun

/ˈkɔːrnər/

कोपरा

the place where two roads or walls meet

"The grocery store is at the corner of the street."

किराणा दुकान रस्त्याच्या कोपऱ्यावर आहे.

✅ edge, intersection ❌ center, middle

nearby

Adjective

/ˌnɪərˈbaɪ/

जवळपास

close to a person or place

"Is there a library nearby?"

जवळपास ग्रंथालय आहे का?

✅ close, local ❌ far, distant

opposite

Preposition

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

विरुद्ध बाजूला / समोर

facing someone or something from the other side

"The bank is opposite the post office."

बँक पोस्ट ऑफिसच्या विरुद्ध बाजूला आहे.

✅ facing, across ❌ behind, same side

📝 Sentence Builder

Go straight and turn left at the corner.

सरळ जा आणि कोपऱ्यावर डावीकडे वळा.

Pattern: Go [direction] + and + [action]

Giving simple directions to someone.

Is there a hospital nearby?

जवळपास रुग्णालय आहे का?

Pattern: Is there a [place] nearby?

Asking about location of a facility.

The park is opposite the market.

बाग मार्केटच्या समोर आहे.

Pattern: The [place] is opposite the [other place].

Describing where a building is located.

📗 Grammar Capsule

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of place tell us where something is. 'On' is used for surfaces, 'Under' for below something, and 'At' for a specific point.

Examples

The book is ON the table.

पुस्तक टेबलावर आहे.

ON

The cat is UNDER the chair.

मांजर खुर्चीखाली आहे.

UNDER

I am AT the bus stop.

मी बस थांब्यावर आहे.

AT

💬 Daily Usage

Asking for Directions

Excuse me, where is the bus station?

क्षमस्व, बस स्टेशन कुठे आहे?

Asking where a place is.

Go straight for ten minutes.

दहा मिनिटे सरळ जा.

Giving a simple instruction.

It is next to the big temple.

ते मोठ्या मंदिराच्या बाजूला आहे.

Confirming a location.