Japanese

In this lesson you will learn to give and understand traffic directions. Take a look at the following sentences:

Please turn right at that corner.	あの　角かど　を　右みぎ　に　曲まがって　ください。 ano kado wo migi ni magatte kudasai.
Go straight at the traffic light.	信しん号ごう　を　まっすぐ　行いって　ください。 singou wo massugu itte kudasai.

Even though normally the word at is translated with に or with で, in the above sentences the particle を is used.

The particle を is often used to indicate motion through something, and together with motion verbs often means through, from or past. The particle を indicates a point that is between the origin, which would be marked with the particle から, and the destination, which would be marked with the particle へ or に.

(We) ran through the forest.	林はやし　を　走はしりました。 hayasi wo hasirimasita.
The canoe went down the river.	カヌー　は　川かわ　を　下くだった。 kanuu ha kawa wo kudatta.