You can use the following expressions to ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.
(Menanyakan arah)
o Could you tell me the way to the police station?
o Can you direct me to the fruit shop?
o How do I get to the zoo?
o Can you tell me where the hospital is please?
o Do you know how to get to the nearest hotel?
o I would like to go to the petrol station. Can you tell me how to get there?
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to…? (Permisi, bisakah anda memberitahu saya bagaimana
jalan untuk sampai ke…?).
Excuse me, do you know where the…is? (Permisi, tahukah anda dimana…?).
Are we on the right road to…? (Apakah kita dijalan yang benar menuju…?).
Is this the right way to…? (Apakah ini arah jalan yang benar menuju…?).
Could you show me how to go to…? (Bisakah anda menunjukan kepada saya bagaimana cara
untuk pergi ke….?).
How do I get to the main street? (Bagaimana agar saya bisa sampai ke jalan utama?).
Will you show me the way to…, please? (Bisakah anda tolong menunjukan saya jalan menuju…?).
Lisa : Hi Adam! How are you doing today?
Adam : I am doing well, thank you. What about you?
Lisa : I am doing fine also, thanks. What are you doing here in museum? I never saw you here before.
Adam : Yeah, I actually do not like to visit museum. My father asked me to visit it today so I have to
go. He said that I need to appreciate everything in museum because it is history.
Lisa : Yup, that is right!
Adam : Anyway, can you tell me where the toilet is? This is my first time visiting this museum so I
have no idea where it is.
Lisa : Sure. Go down the first floor. Then, you will see dinosaurs section and there is such a hall there,
go straight that hall. Then, you will see a toilet sign there about 5 meters you wal through that
hall.
Adam : All right, I got it. It sounds a bit scary that I have to pass the dinosaurs section.
Lisa : Haha, you don’t have to worry. The dinosaurs were just statues or maybe just a bunch of bones.
Adam : That is why I don’t like visiting museum. I can imagine anything easily and it seems scary here.
Anyway, thanks for the information.
Lisa : My pleasure, Adam.
Miftahul : Hai, good morning.
a girl : Hai, good morning, can I help you, Sir?
Miftahul : Yes, I am still finding my friend’s home.
A Girl : Do you have a map?
Miftahul : No, I don’t. She just gives this address
A gril : May I see?
Miftahul : Yes, of course. Here you are
A girl : Pelita street? Ok. From here you must go on this street, if you find the intersection, you
have to turn left. You will pass Al-Hilmah Bulukarto’s mosque. And you will see the
orange home that is your friend’s home.
MIftahul : Thank you
A girl : By the way, you can follow me
Miftahul : Thank you so much
Below are some examples of the expressions you can use to GIVE DIRECTIONS (menunjukan arah)
You’re going the wrong way (Anda menuju arah yang salah).
Take this road (Ambil/lewat jalan ini).
Please turn right at the crossroads (Silahkan belok ke kanan pada perempatan).
Continue straight ahead for about a mile (Jalan terus kira-kira satu mil).
Turn left at the T-Junction and it is across the … and beside … (Belok kiri pada pertigaan dan
tempatnya berada diseberang … dan disebelah …).
When you get to the … turn left again (Ketika anda sampai di … belok kiri lagi).
First, go ahead this street about … kilometers. Then go left at the T- Junction. It is on your left next to
the … (Pertama, jalan terus sekitar … kilometer. Lalu bekok ke kiri pada pertigaan. Tempatnya berada
disebelah kiri disamping …).
Positive response:
Go to … (menuju). Between … (diantara)
Go past the … (melewati) Behind … ( di belakang)
Go straight on … (jalan lurus) Beside … (disamping)
Go down … ( jalan turun/turuni) On the left … (disebelah kiri)
Go up … ( jalan naik/tanjakan) On the right … (disebelah kanan)
Near … (dekat) Among … (diantara banyak)
On the corner of … & … (disudut antara &...) Turn left … (belok kiri)
Far from … (jauh dari) Turn right … (belok kanan)
In front of … (di depan) Take the first corner … (ambil sudut/belokan pertama)
Opposite … (berlawanan) Take the second corner … (ambil sudut/belokan kedua)
Across … (di seberang) Intersection … (perempatan)
Next to … (berikutnya/disamping) T-Junction … (pertigaan)
Negative Response
Perhatikan ungkapannya berikut ini:
o No, I’m sorry
o I don’t either know
o I’m a new comer
Guru melakukan Tanya jawab dengan siswa mengenai letak beberapa tempat atau ruangan yang ada di
sekolah:
Where is the canteen in this school?
Suggested answer: It is near the parking lot.
Is the canteen on the left side or on the right side of the parking lot? (sambil bertanya, guru dapat
menjelaskan kata “left” dan “right” dengan gerakan tangan)
How do you get to the canteen from here?
Jika tidak ada siswa yg menjawab, guru dapat menjelaskan bagaimana untuk pergi ke kantin dari kelas
dengan menggunakan ungkapan-ungkapan sebagai berikut:
turn left
turn right
go straight
go along this road
go ahead
go downstairs
go upstairs
example:
· Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the post office please ?
· Just go straight until you get to a crossroad, take the left turn and
· Go straight until you get to a T-junction. Take the right turn then
· Go straight for about ten minutes. Take the second left turn. The post office is there
