Từ nhà tôi, bạn đi thẳng rồi rẽ trái ở góc đường.

Từ means from. In Từ nhà tôi, it marks the starting point: from my house.

Vietnamese often puts this kind of location phrase first to set the scene before giving directions.

In Vietnamese, possessors usually come after the noun.

So:

• nhà tôi = my house
• xe tôi = my car
• bạn tôi = my friend

This is a very common pattern. English says my house, but Vietnamese says something more like house my.

You may also hear nhà của tôi, but nhà tôi is more natural and common here.

The comma separates the opening phrase Từ nhà tôi from the main instruction.

It is similar to English writing like:

• From my house, go straight...

It helps show that from my house is the starting context for the directions. In speech, there is often a small pause there.

Bạn usually means you in a friendly, neutral way. In this sentence, it is the person being given directions.

So bạn đi thẳng means you go straight.

In real Vietnamese, the pronoun might change depending on who you are talking to:

• anh / chị = polite forms for an older person
• em = younger person
• mọi người = everyone
• sometimes the pronoun is omitted entirely if it is already clear

So the sentence could be adapted depending on the relationship between speakers.

Yes, very often.

Vietnamese frequently drops subjects when they are understood from context. So in natural directions, people may simply say:

• Từ nhà tôi, đi thẳng rồi rẽ trái ở góc đường.

This still sounds natural if it is obvious that the speaker is talking to you.

Including bạn makes the instruction a bit more explicit.

Đi means go or walk, and thẳng means straight.

So đi thẳng = go straight.

This is the standard expression used in directions.

Examples:

• Đi thẳng đi. = Go straight.
• Cứ đi thẳng. = Just keep going straight.

Here, rồi links actions in sequence and means something like then, and then, or after that.

So:

• đi thẳng rồi rẽ trái = go straight, then turn left

In this sentence, rồi shows the order clearly: first go straight, then turn left.

It is not exactly the same as the rồi that means already in other contexts. Vietnamese rồi has several uses, and this is the sequencing use.

Yes.

• rẽ = turn
• trái = left

So rẽ trái = turn left.

You will also hear:

• rẽ phải = turn right

In some regions, especially in southern Vietnamese, people also say:

• quẹo trái = turn left
• quẹo phải = turn right

Both are understood, but rẽ trái is a very standard form.

Ở góc đường means at the corner of the street/road.

Breaking it down:

• ở = at
• góc = corner
• đường = road/street

So the phrase tells you where to turn left: at the corner.

Depending on context, English might translate this as:

• at the corner
• at the street corner
• sometimes at the intersection, if that is what is meant

Vietnamese often puts the main action first and then adds the location.

So:

• rẽ trái ở góc đường = turn left at the corner

This word order is very normal in Vietnamese: verb + place

Other examples:

• đợi ở đây = wait here
• ăn trong bếp = eat in the kitchen
• rẽ phải ở ngã tư = turn right at the crossroads

Yes. It is giving directions, so it functions like an instruction or command.

Vietnamese often gives directions with a plain verb phrase, without needing a special command form like English sometimes does.

So bạn đi thẳng rồi rẽ trái... is basically:

• You go straight and then turn left...

But in context it naturally means:

• Go straight and then turn left...

Vietnamese does not need a separate verb form for commands.

Yes, depending on style.

Possible alternatives include:

• sau đó = after that
• rồi thì = then
• no connector at all in casual speech

Examples:

• Từ nhà tôi, bạn đi thẳng, sau đó rẽ trái ở góc đường.
• Từ nhà tôi, bạn đi thẳng, rẽ trái ở góc đường.

Using rồi is very natural because it clearly connects one step to the next.

It can mean both road and street, depending on context.

So góc đường could be understood as:

• street corner
• road corner

In everyday translation, street corner is often the most natural choice if you are talking about directions in a town or city.

Yes, it is natural and clear.

The structure is very typical:

1. starting point: Từ nhà tôi
2. movement: đi thẳng
3. next step: rồi
4. turn: rẽ trái
5. location of the turn: ở góc đường

This is a common Vietnamese pattern for directions: set the starting point, then list the actions in order.