ASKING AND GIVING

DIRECTION
Greeting
Sebelum menanyakan arah (asking directions) kepada orang lain,
sebaiknya menyampaikan ucapan greetings atau salam terlebih
dahulu. Hal ini untuk memberikan kesan sopan sehingga orang yang
diajak berbicara akan merespon dengan baik

 Hello / Hello sir or madam.

 Excuse me! / Excuse me sir or mom!
 Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening
 Pardon sir or mom!
 Excuse me, could you help me, please?
 Excuse me madam, I seemed to be lost.
 May I ask you a minute sir / mom?
 Sorry for bothering you sir / mom !
 Sorry, I am not from around here.
 I am sorry to interrupt you, but…
 I am new here.
 I’m lost. 
 I am sorry.
Asking Direction
Setelah menyampaikan greetings, anda bisa memulai menanyakan
arah (asking directions) dengan menggunakan modal auxiliary
(could, would, dll), information questions (where, what, which,
how), atau interrogative sentence (is it…, do I…). Untuk lebih
jelasnya, bisa menggunakan ungkapan asking questions
 asking questions
Menggunakan Modal Auxilary
 Could you tell me how to get to …?
 Could you tell me where the … is?
 Would you give me directions to go to …?
 Can you direct me to …?
 Would you show me the way to …?
 May I ask you the way to …?
 Can you show me the … on the map?
 I’m looking for …. Would you give me direction
to get it?
asking questions
Menggunakan Information Questions
 Where is the …?
 Where can I find the …?
 How can / do I get to …?
 How can / do I find …?
 How far is the … from the …?
 How do you get to … from …?
 Which is the best way to …? 
 What’s the best way to get to …?
 What’s the quickest way to get to …?
 What’s the easiest way to get to the …?
 Where are you exactly?
 asking questions
Menggunakan Interrogative Sentences
 Is it the right way to / for …?
 Is there a … around here / near hear?
 Do you know where the … is?
 Do you have a map to …?
 Are we on the right road for …?
 Am I in the right place to go …? How can I get
there?

Giving Directions
Untuk menjawab atau memberikan arah (giving directions), bisa
gunakan cara di bawah ini:
 giving directions
Jika kalian tidak tahu jawabannya, gunakan ungkapan di
bawah:
 I am sorry, I don’t know the road of … (mohon
maaf, saya tidak tahu jalan ke …)
 I couldn’t show you the way to ... (saya tidak bisa
menunjukkan jalan ke …)
  I couldn’t help you to get … because I live here
just now. (saya tidak bisa membantu anda untuk
 menemukan …  karena saya baru tinggal di sini)
 I am stranger here. (saya orang asing di sini)

giving directions
Jika kalian tahu arahnya, give directions:
 Go ahead / go straight ahead = jalan lurus
 go straight on main street = jalan lurus ke jalan utama
 go straight on west street = jalan lurus ke barat 
 Go straight on for about 2 kilometers = Jalan lurus sekitar 2
kilometer
 Go straight on until you come to the crossroad = Jalan terus
sampai Anda tiba di perempatan
 Go straight on left / right = Jalan lurus ke kiri / kanan
 Go straight at the lights / at the roundabout /at the junction =
Langsung ke lampu / di bundaran / di persimpangan.
 galk down to ... = berjalan turun ke ...
 Go past the ... =  melewati ....
 go past the school and turn left = melewati sekolah dan belok
kiri
 Keep going to ... =  Terus berjalan ke...
 Keep walking ahead = Terus berjalan ke depan
 Take this road = Ambil jalan ini
 Follow the road until you get to the hostpital = Ikuti jalan
sampai kamu tiba di hostpital
 Turn right = belok kanan
giving directions
Jika kalian tahu arahnya, give directions:

 Turn left = belok kiri

 Turn back ( go back) = Kembali
 Pass the bank and then turn left = Lewati bank lalu belok kiri
 Turn left after the bridge. = Belok kiri setelah jembatan.
 Turn right from the first alley = Belok kanan dari gang pertama
 Turn left on to Ahmad Yani Street = Belok kiri ke Jalan
Ahmad Yani
 Turn right / left at the traffic lights / roundabout, etc.= Belok
kanan / kiri di lampu lalu lintas / bundaran, dll.
 Go right / left at the end of the road = Ke kanan / kiri di ujung
jalan
 Take the first / second / third street on the left / right = Ambil
jalan pertama / kedua / ketiga di kiri / kanan
 Take a left / a right at the next traffic lights = Belok kiri /
kanan di lampu lalu lintas berikutnya
 Take a right / left at the junction = Ambil kanan / kiri di
persimpangan
 You will cross the cinema on right side = Anda akan melewati
bioskop di sisi kanan

Sebagai tambahan, bisa menggunakan kosakata penunjuk jalan

(landmarks) di bawah ini untuk membantu orang lain agar lebih
memperjelas arah atau jalan dalam asking and giving directions.
 Vocabs about Direction

 traffic lights = lampu lalu  roundabout = bundaran

lintas  signpost = papan penunjuk
 crossroads = persimpangan jalan 
 T-junction = pertigaan  dead end = jalan buntu 
 flyover = jembatan layang
 bridge = jembatan
 railway bridge = jembatan
kereta api  
 railway line = jalur kereta api
 pedestrian crossing =
penyeberangan pejalan kaki
 zebra crossing = jalur
penyeberangan pejalan kaki
 stop sign = tanda berhenti
 hospital = rumah sakit
 police station = kantor polisi
 shopping centre = pusat
perbelanjaan
petrol station = POM bensin
 mosque = masjid
 church = gereja
 airport = bandara
 bus stop = pemberhentian bus
 station = stasiun
 bookshop = toko buku

Conversation
contoh percakapan (conversation) tentang asking and giving
directions.
Andi : Excuse me! I am sorry for bothering you sir.
  (Permisi, mohon maaf mengganggu anda pak.)
Mr. Alex : No, that is ok. What’s happening?
 (Tidak, tidak apa-apa. Ada apa?)
Andi : I am trying to find a bookshop sir. Could you show
me the way to get that?
 (Saya sedang mencari toko buku pak. Bisakah anda
menunjukkan jalannya?)
Mr. Alex : Yes, of course! Start from this, you have to go
straight until you find T junction. Then turn right and
follow the street. The bookshop is on your left side, in
front of the bank.
 (Tentu! Dari tempat ini, anda harus berjalan lurus
sampai anda menemukan pertigaan. Kemudian belok
kanan dan ikuti jalannya. Toko buku berada disebelah
kiri anda tepatnya di depan bank.)
Andi : I am sorry, in front of what?
      (Mohon maaf, di depan apa?)
Mr. Alex : Oh, it is in front of the bank.
    (Oh, di depan bank.)
Andi : Thank you sir.
     (Terima kasih pak.)