ASKING & GIVING

DIRECTION
 Greeting
Sebelum menanyakan arah (asking directions) kepada orang lain, sebaiknya ucapan greetings
atau salam terlebih dahulu. Hal ini untuk memberikan kesan sopan sehingga orang yang kalian
ajak berbicara akan merespon dengan baik. Kalian bisa menggunakan kata-kata greetings di
bawah ini:

 Hello / Hello sir or madam.  Sorry for bothering you sir / mom !

 Excuse me! / Excuse me sir or mom!  Sorry, I am not from around here.

 Good morning / Good afternoon / Good evening  I am sorry to interrupt you, but…

 Pardon sir or mom!  I am new here.

 Excuse me, could you help me, please?  I’m lost. 

 Excuse me madam, I seemed to be lost.  I am sorry.

 May I ask you a minute sir / mom?

 Asking Direction
Setelah menyampaikan greetings, 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 di bawah ini: 

• Menggunakan Modal Auxilary  May I ask you the way to …?

 Could you tell me how to get to …?  Can you show me the … on the map?

 Could you tell me where the … is?  I’m looking for …. Would you give me
direction to get it?
 Would you give me directions to go to …?
 Can you direct me to …?
 Would you show me the way to …?
• 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?
• 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), kalian bisa gunakan cara di bawah
ini:

• 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)

• 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
 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
• Jika kalian tahu arahnya, Give Directions:
 Turn right = belok kanan

 Turn left = belok kiri

 Go ahead / go straight ahead = jalan lurus
 Turn back ( go back) = Kembali
 go straight on main street = jalan lurus ke jalan utama
 Pass the bank and then turn left = Lewati bank lalu belok kiri
 go straight on west street = jalan lurus ke barat 
 Turn left after the bridge. = Belok kiri setelah jembatan.
 Go straight on for about 2 kilometers = Jalan lurus sekitar 2 kilometer
 Turn right from the first alley = Belok kanan dari gang pertama
 Go straight on until you come to the crossroad = Jalan terus sampai Anda tiba di
perempatan  Turn left on to Ahmad Yani Street = Belok kiri ke Jalan Ahmad Yani

 Go straight on left / right = Jalan lurus ke kiri / kanan  Turn right / left at the traffic lights / roundabout, etc.= Belok kanan / kiri di lampu lalu
lintas / bundaran, dll.
 Go straight at the lights / at the roundabout /at the junction = Langsung ke lampu / di
bundaran / di persimpangan.  Go right / left at the end of the road = Ke kanan / kiri di ujung jalan

 galk down to ... = berjalan turun ke ...  Take the first / second / third street on the left / right = Ambil jalan pertama / kedua /
ketiga di kiri / kanan
 Go past the ... =  melewati ....
 Take a left / a right at the next traffic lights = Belok kiri / kanan di lampu lalu lintas
 go past the school and turn left = melewati sekolah dan belok kiri berikutnya

 Keep going to ... =  Terus berjalan ke...  Take a right / left at the junction = Ambil kanan / kiri di persimpangan

 Keep walking ahead = Terus berjalan ke depan  You will cross the cinema on right side = Anda akan melewati bioskop di sisi kanan

 Take this road = Ambil jalan ini

 Follow the road until you get to the hostpital = Ikuti jalan sampai kamu tiba di
hostpital
• Conversation
• Pada bagian ini, kami akan memberikan contoh percakapan (conversation) tentang asking and giving directions.
Silahkan diperhatikan yah guys…
 

Lita : 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?) 
Lita : 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.)
Lita : 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.)
Lita : Thank you sir. (Terima kasih pak.)