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Dove         -                  where
Dov’è...? -                  where is
Dove sono...? -         where are
 
a sinistra -                  on the left
a destra -                  on the right
diritto -                  straight ahead
sempre dritto -         straight ahead
vicino, vicina -         near        
lontano, lontana -         far
all’angolo -                  on the corner
un isolato -                  one block
 
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la prima -                  the first (street)
la seconda -                  the second (street)
 
a cento metri -         100 meters away
un chilometro -         a kilometer
a due passi -                  very near (literally: two steps)
a piedi -                  on foot
a cinque minuti a piedi -         5 minutes on foot
 
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dietro la chiesa -         behind the church
subito dopo la chiesa -          just past the church
in fondo alla piazza -         at the far end of the square.
in centro -                  downtown
Non è qui -                  It’s not here.
È proprio qui -         It’s just here.
È giu di qui -         It’s down from here.
È in Via Mazzini. -         It’s on Mazzini Street.  (strada is a general term for a street. Via, Viale, or Corso are used before the name of the street.
  
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Scusi, dov’è il mercato? -                Excuse me, where is the market?
         “         la fermata? -                  “         “         “         the bus stop?
         “         l’azienda di turismo? -         “         “         the tourist office?
         “         il duomo? -                  “         “         “         the cathedral?
         “         la stazione? -         “         “         “         the station?
         “         il bancomat? -         “         “         “         the ATM?