Lesson 5. Prepositions of Movement and Direction
Introduction
In this lesson, you'll learn the English prepositions for movement, direction, and travel. At the end of the lesson is a short story to help you improve your English reading and listening skills.
विज्ञापन
Prepositions
This lesson focuses on the English prepositions for movement, direction, and travel. These include:
- to
- into
- onto
- out of
- from
- toward
- across
- through
These prepositions help you describe how someone or something moves from one place to another. They answer questions like:
- Where are you going?
- Where does the movement start?
- What path does something take?
To
To indicates a destination.
| I’m going to the park. | मैं पार्क जा रहा हूँ। |
| She walked to her friend’s house. | वह अपनी दोस्त के घर गई। |
Into
Into is used to show an object is entering a space or area.
| He went into the kitchen. | वह रसोई में चला गया। |
| The dog ran into the garden. | कुत्ता बगीचे में भाग गया। |
Onto
Onto is used to show an object is moving onto a surface.
| The cat jumped onto the counter. | बिल्ली काउंटर पर कूद पड़ी। |
| The glass fell onto the floor. | कांच फर्श पर गिर गया। |
Out of
Out of is used to show a person or object is leaving a space.
| She walked out of the room. | वह कमरे से बाहर चली गयी। |
| The bird flew out of the tree. | पक्षी पेड़ से उड़ गया। |
From
From is used to show a starting point.
| I came from school. | मैं स्कूल से आया हूं। |
| This letter is from my sister. | यह पत्र मेरी बहन का है। |
Toward
Toward is used to indicate movement to a destination.
| He walked toward the station. | वह स्टेशन की ओर चल दिया। |
| The dog ran toward me. | कुत्ता मेरी ओर दौड़ा। |
Through
Through is used to show movement from one side of an enclosed space to the other.
| She drives through the tunnel. | |
| We walked through the park. | हम पार्क में घूमे। |
Across
Across is used to show movement from one side of a surface or line to the other.
| We walked across the bridge. | |
| The cat ran across the street. | बिल्ली सड़क पर भाग गई। |
अंग्रेजी पढ़ना
| The day is warm and sunny. The sky is blue with a few white clouds. Mark walks along the shore, looking at the waves on the ocean and the boats in the distance. He hears people laughing. He turns to look and sees a family walking a black dog. Mark waves at the family, then walks towards a café he sees in the distance. He climbs up some stairs and walks along the grey sidewalk until he reaches the café. He enters the café and walks up to the counter. | |
| "What would you like?", asks a lady with long, brown hair. | |
| "How much are the muffins?", Mark asks. | |
| "Two dollars and fifteen cents," she replies. | |
| "A blueberry muffin and a large coffee please." | |
| "That's four dollars and twenty cents," she says as she pours the coffee. | |
| Mark pays the lady, then brings his coffee and muffin to a table outside. He takes a sip of his coffee as he looks at the ocean. |
अंग्रेजी शब्दावली
| day | दिन |
| sunny | धूप |
| cloud | बादल |
| sky | आकाश |
| wave | लहर |
| ocean | सागर |
| distance | दूरी |
| hears | सुनता |
| turns | मोड़ों |
| sees | देखता है |
| family | परिवार |
| waves | वह लहरों, लहर |
| climbs | लहर |
| sidewalk | फ़ुटपाथ |
| reaches | पहुँचती है |
| enters | में प्रवेश करती है |
| What would you like? | आप क्या पसंद करेंगे? |
| asks | पूछता है |
| hair | केश |
| replies | जवाब |
| says | कहते हैं |
| pours | बहना |
| pays | भुगतान करता है |
| brings | लाता है |
| table | मेज, पटल |
Quiz
Fill in the blank with the best preposition for each question.
