Describing a meeting point · Giving a clear landmark

Giving a clear landmark in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Giving a clear landmark.

Use an imperative such as turn or continue for directions. First, then and after that order the steps. Add a clear landmark to make the route easier to follow.

Context: Describing a meeting point. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

Let us meet outside the main railway entrance.

لنلتقِ خارج المدخل الرئيسي لمحطة القطار.

Stand near the clock above the ticket machines.

قف قرب الساعة التي تعلو آلات التذاكر.

Do not wait at the side entrance by the car park.

لا تنتظر عند المدخل الجانبي المحاذي لموقف السيارات.

If you see a flower shop, you are in the right place.

إذا رأيت متجر زهور، فأنت في المكان الصحيح.

I will come from the street opposite the station.

سآتي من الشارع المقابل للمحطة.

Call me if you cannot find the meeting point.

اتصل بي إذا لم تجد مكان اللقاء.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: Let us meet outside the main railway entrance.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: اتصل بي إذا لم تجد مكان اللقاء.
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