ask directions

AmE ['@sk di 'rek S.nz] = /ˈæsk dɪˈrekʃ^ənz/

BrE ['a:sk dai 'rek S.nz] = /ˈɑːsk daɪˈrekʃ^ənz/

When you don’t know where you are, or when you don’t know how to get to a place, you can ask directions. Talk to the first person that you see. Ask that person where you should go.

I don’t like maps. I prefer to just stop and ask directions.

I think we’re lost. Let’s pull over and ask directions.