Gå ligeud over broen og drej til venstre ved skiltet.

Because both gå and drej are in the imperative form, which is used for instructions, commands, and directions.

In English, we also usually leave out the subject in instructions:

• Go straight ahead
• Turn left

Danish does the same thing:

• Gå = go
• Drej = turn

So the hidden subject is basically you, but it is not said aloud.

Gå is the imperative of the verb at gå (to walk / to go).

Some useful forms are:

• at gå = to walk, to go
• jeg går = I walk / I am walking / I go
• gå! = go! / walk!

In this sentence, gå means go or walk as part of giving directions.

Ligeud means straight ahead or straight on.

It is commonly written as one word in modern Danish when used as an adverb of direction:

• Gå ligeud = go straight ahead

You may also sometimes see lige ud, especially in older usage or in some contexts, but ligeud is very common in directions.

A helpful way to think about it:

• lige = straight / directly
• ud = out

But in practice, learn ligeud as a fixed expression meaning straight ahead.

Because broen means the bridge.

In Danish, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun:

• en bro = a bridge
• broen = the bridge

So:

• over broen = over the bridge / across the bridge

This is very different from English, where the is a separate word.

In this kind of directions sentence, it usually means across the bridge.

Word-for-word, over often looks like English over, but in Danish it is also commonly used where English would prefer across, especially with things like bridges:

• Gå over broen = walk across the bridge

So even though the form is over, the natural English meaning in this sentence is usually across the bridge.

There is no big difference in meaning here. Og simply means and.

It connects the two instructions:

• Gå ligeud over broen
• og drej til venstre ved skiltet

So the whole sentence gives two actions in sequence:

1. go straight across the bridge
2. turn left at the sign

Drej is the imperative of at dreje (to turn).

Useful forms:

• at dreje = to turn
• jeg drejer = I turn / I am turning
• drej! = turn!

In directions, drej is extremely common:

• Drej til højre = turn right
• Drej til venstre = turn left

Because Danish normally uses til with left/right in directions:

• til venstre = to the left / left
• til højre = to the right / right

So:

• drej til venstre = turn left

This is just the standard pattern in Danish. English drops the preposition and says turn left, but Danish keeps it.

Ved skiltet means at the sign or by the sign.

Breakdown:

• ved = at, by, near
• skiltet = the sign

So this tells you the location where you should turn:

• drej til venstre ved skiltet = turn left at the sign

In directions, ved often means something like at the point of or when you get to a landmark.

Because skilt is a neuter noun in Danish.

Danish nouns often belong to one of two genders:

• common gender: usually takes en
• neuter gender: usually takes et

Here:

• et skilt = a sign
• skiltet = the sign

Compare:

• en bro → broen
• et skilt → skiltet

So the ending changes depending on the noun’s gender.

It is fairly straightforward because this is an imperative sentence.

The structure is basically:

• Verb + direction/location
• og + verb + direction/location

So:

• Gå
  • ligeud over broen
• og drej
  • til venstre ved skiltet

Because these are commands, Danish does not need a subject at the front. That makes the sentence feel very compact and natural for directions.

A rough English-friendly approximation is:

goh LEE-uh-ood OH-vuh BRO-en oh DRY tile VEN-stra veh SKIL-ted

But this is only approximate. A few notes:

• å in gå is a rounded vowel, not exactly like English go
• ligeud is smoother and more connected than the approximation suggests
• drej has a sound a bit like English dry, but not exactly
• ved often has a soft d
• skiltet may sound softer and quicker than an English speaker expects

If you want, the most useful pronunciation targets are probably:

• gå
• ligeud
• drej
• venstre

Yes. Even though the grammar is imperative, sentences like this are often just neutral directions, not rude commands.

So Gå ligeud over broen og drej til venstre ved skiltet can sound like:

• a direct instruction
• a route description
• a helpful set of directions

In both Danish and English, the imperative is very normal in directions:

• Go straight ahead...
• Turn left...

It does not automatically sound harsh.