Directions and locations help you find people and things. You can ask where a place is, understand simple directions, and say where something is. Common place words are used in streets, buildings, and towns.

Some nouns name parts of a town or a place map. These words help you understand where to go and where something is.

Word or Phrase	Definition
street	A street is a road in a town or city.
corner	A corner is the place where two streets meet.
center	The center is the middle part of a town or place.
building	A building is a place with rooms inside it.
door	A door is the part you use to enter a room or building.

You can ask about a place with short questions. The answer often starts with a place word or a direction word. These questions help you find a person, room, or building.

Word or Phrase	Definition
Where is...?	This question asks for the location of one thing or place.
Where are...?	This question asks for the location of more than one thing or person.
How do I get to...?	This question asks for directions to a place.

Direction words tell you how to move. They are used when someone shows the way to a place. Left and right are important for simple navigation.

Word or Phrase	Definition
left	Left is the direction on one side of your body or your path.
right	Right is the direction on the other side of your body or your path.
straight ahead	Straight ahead means forward with no turn.
turn	Turn means change direction to the left or right.

Location words tell where something is in a general way. They do not always give an exact position. They help you speak about distance and place.

Word or Phrase	Definition
here	Here means in this place.
there	There means in that place.
near	Near means not far from a person or place.
far	Far means a long distance from a person or place.

Position words show the place of one thing in relation to another thing. They are often used with nouns such as box, table, room, or door.

Word or Phrase	Definition
in	In means inside something.
on	On means touching the top of something.
under	Under means below something.
next to	Next to means at the side of something.
between	Between means in the space in the middle of two things.

Directions often use short patterns. These patterns connect movement words and place words in a clear way. They help you understand spoken and written directions.

You can now understand basic words for places, directions, and position. You can ask where a place is, follow simple direction words, and describe where something is with common location words. You can also use left, right, near, far, in, on, under, next to, and between in simple English.