Asking a stranger the way to the nearest pharmacy

A visitor who does not know the town stops a passer-by to ask where the closest place to buy medicine is. The passer-by explains the short route in two steps, mentions a landmark that makes the shop easy to spot, and adds a friendly warning that it closes quite soon.

1. A: Excuse me - sorry to bother you. Is there a chemist near here?
2. B: A chemist? Yes, there's one in the market square, on Mill Street.
3. A: Oh good. Is it far?
4. B: No, five minutes on foot. Go straight on to the traffic lights.
5. A: Straight on to the lights... okay.
6. B: Then turn left at the lights, and it's on your right, next to the bakery.
7. A: Left at the lights, on the right. Got it.
8. B: You can't miss it - there's a big green cross above the door.
9. A: Brilliant, thank you so much.
10. B: You're welcome. Oh - it shuts at half past five, so be quick.

The route comes as two short orders, one in line 4 and one in line 6, each built on a bare command verb with no polite padding - that is simply how directions sound in English. Around them, three small position words share the work: one places the shop inside an open area in line 2, another attaches it to a road name in line 2 and to a side in line 6, and a third pins the change of direction in line 6 and the closing time in the final line to an exact point. Notice too how the first speaker repeats each instruction in lines 5 and 7 - a checking habit worth copying whenever someone tells you the way.

1. Turn left ___ the traffic lights.