Hvis du går ligeud, kan du dreje til højre ved kiosken.

Hvis means if. The sentence is a conditional sentence:

• Hvis du går ligeud = If you go straight ahead
• kan du dreje til højre ved kiosken = you can turn right at the kiosk

So the first part gives the condition, and the second part gives the result or instruction.

This is a very common Danish word-order pattern.

Danish usually follows the verb-second rule in main clauses. That means the finite verb often comes in the second position. When a sentence starts with something other than the subject, the verb comes before the subject.

Here, the sentence begins with the if-clause:

• Hvis du går ligeud, ...

After that whole clause, the main clause starts, and the finite verb comes first:

• kan du dreje til højre ved kiosken

So:

• Hvis du går ligeud, kan du dreje ... = correct
• Hvis du går ligeud, du kan dreje ... = incorrect

This is similar to other Danish sentences such as:

• I morgen går jeg hjem.
• Når han kommer, spiser vi.

In Danish, the present tense is often used for instructions, directions, and future situations, just as it can be in English.

So du går ligeud literally means you go straight ahead, but in context it can mean:

• if you go straight ahead
• if you keep going straight
• when you go straight ahead

It sounds completely natural in Danish. You do not need a special future form here.

Ligeud means straight ahead or straight on.

It is made from:

• lige = straight/direct
• ud = out

Together, ligeud is the normal expression for continuing forward without turning.

Examples:

• Gå ligeud. = Go straight ahead.
• Kør ligeud. = Drive straight on.

You may also sometimes see lige ud, but ligeud as one word is very common in directions.

Dreje til højre is the standard expression for turn right.

Literally:

• dreje = turn
• til højre = to the right

So Danish uses til in this fixed directional phrase:

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

This is just the normal idiomatic way to say it in Danish.

Ved kiosken means something like at the kiosk, by the kiosk, or near the kiosk, depending on context.

The preposition ved often means:

• by
• at
• near

In directions, it usually marks a landmark:

• Drej til højre ved kiosken = Turn right at/by the kiosk

So the kiosk is the point where the turn happens.

Kiosken is the definite form, meaning the kiosk.

Danish often adds the definite article to the end of the noun:

• en kiosk = a kiosk
• kiosken = the kiosk

In directions, landmarks are often definite because both speakers can identify them in the situation:

• ved kiosken = at the kiosk
• ved stationen = at the station
• ved kirken = at the church

So kiosken is not a different word; it is just kiosk with the definite ending -en.

Grammatically, kan does mean can. But in directions, it often sounds less like ability and more like a practical route instruction.

So kan du dreje til højre ved kiosken literally means:

• you can turn right at the kiosk

But in context it may feel closer to:

• then turn right at the kiosk
• you should turn right at the kiosk
• that's where you turn right

Danish often uses kan in this soft, natural way when giving directions.

Højre can be tricky for English speakers because of the vowel.

A rough guide is:

• høj- sounds somewhat like a rounded version of the vowel in bird or her, but it is not exactly the same as any English vowel
• -re is often reduced in normal speech

You will often hear something approximately like HOY-ruh or HOI-reh in learner-friendly descriptions, but those are only rough approximations.

The most important thing is to recognize it as the standard word for right in directional phrases:

• til højre = to the right

Yes, that can work too, but the nuance is slightly different.

• Hvis du går ligeud, kan du dreje til højre ved kiosken = If you go straight ahead, you can turn right at the kiosk
• Hvis du går ligeud, drejer du til højre ved kiosken = If you go straight ahead, you turn right at the kiosk

The version with kan sounds a bit softer and more like guidance or possibility. The version without kan sounds more direct and more like a straightforward instruction sequence.

Both are natural in the right context.

It is neutral and completely natural in everyday Danish.

It uses du, which is the normal singular you. In modern Danish, du is used in most situations, including many that would be polite in English. So this sentence is not rude or too casual; it is just standard everyday Danish.

It would fit naturally in:

• giving street directions
• helping a tourist
• explaining a route to a friend