ASKING AND GIVING DIRECTION

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Under this topic title, we will learn how to ask for directions and how to give directions to someone who asked us.

Before Asking For Directions:

Starting to conversation kindly is very good way. So, when we start talking, we can use the following forms:

Examples:

Excuse me / Excuse me sir or madam.
I am new here.
I’m lost.
I am sorry to interrupt you, but…
Excuse me, could you help me, please?
I am sorry.
Sorry, I am not from around here.
Excuse me madam, I seemed to be lost.
Hello / Hello sir or madam.

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
(menanyakan arah)

How can I get to …? (Bagaimana saya dapat sampai ke.....?)
Where is the …? ( dimana....?)
How far is the … from the …? (seberapa jauh......  Dari..?)
Is there a … around here? ( apakah ada.....  Sekitar sini?)
Could you tell me how to get to …? (dapatkah kamu menceritaiku bagaimana sampai ke.....)
How do I find …? (bagaimana saya menemukan.......?)
Pardon me, I’m lost. how do I get to …? (mohon maaf,  saya tersesat,  bagaimana saya sampai ke....?)
Which is the best way to …? (yg mana jalan yg terbaik ke..... ?)
Could you direct me to …? (dapatkah kamu mengarahkanku ke......?)
Which way do I go to get to …?  (jalan mana yg saya lalui untuk sampai ke.....?)
What’s the best way to …? (mana jalan yg terbaik menuju ke...... ?)
Excuse me, do you know where the … is? (permisi  apakah kamu yahu dimana.....?)
Is this the right way for …? ( apakah ini jalan yg benar menuju ke.... ?)

GIVING  DIRECTION
(memberikan arahan)




Go straight ahead.  (lurus/maju terus)
Turn around. ( putar balik)
Turn left/right. (belok kiri/kanan)
Go pass /Go along … ( lalui sepanjang)
Crossroad ( perempatan)
Take the first/second road on the left/right. (ambil jalan ke satu/dua pda kiri/kanan jalan)
It’s on the left/right. (itu dikiri/kanan jalan)
The easiest way is to … ( jalan termudah adalah.....)
The best way is to … (jalan terbaik adalah...)
It’s on the corner (itu di ujung)
It’s in the middle of the block. (itu ditengah blok)

etc

If we don’t know the answer, we can say;

I am sorry.
I don’t know.
I am stranger here myself.

Examples of Asking and Giving Directions


Dialogue 1

A: Excuse me sir. Is there a bank around here?
B: Sorry, I don't know.

Dialogue 2

A: Excuse me! Could you tell me where the nearest bank is, please?

B: Walk two blocks and turn left at the bookstore. The bank will be across the street, next        to the post office.

A: Is it far from here?

B: No, it’s just a ten-minute walk.

A: Thank you very much.

B: You’re welcome.



 


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