UNIT 4

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO ASK FOR AND GIVE DIRECTIONS.
YOU WILL ALSO LEARN HOW TO ASK ABOUT PLACES AND DISTANCES.

I. Dialogue A

Asking and Giving Information about Places

Bu Dewi : Di mana rumah Bapak? - Where is your house?

Pak Halim : Di Jalan Batik. - In Batik Street.
Bu Dewi : Di mana itu? - Where is it?
Pak Halim : Di Bendhil. Ibu - At Bendhil. Where do
tinggal di mana? you live?
Bu Dewi : Di Jalan Melati. - In Melati Street.
Pak Halim : Rumahnya dekat - Where is it near?
mana?
Bu Dewi : Dekat patung. - Near the statue.

II. Essential Words and Expressions

Pronouns/Forms of Address

Bapak/Pak = you (term of respect to a man); Mr.; sir

Ibu/Bu = you (term of respect to a woman); Mrs.; madam

Question Words

mana = where
di mana? = (at) where?
dekat = near
dekat mana? = near where?

Places

patung [pa-toong] = statue

bioskop [bee-yos-kop] = cinema
mesjid = mosque
kantor pos = post office

parkir = to park
 tempat = place
tempat parkir = parking lot
sakit = sick
rumah sakit = hospital
jalan = street; way
tinggal [teeng-gal] = to live; to stay

III. Exercises

1. Contoh: rumah Ibu

Di mana rumah Ibu?
Where is your house?

a. kantor Bapak d. sekolah Anda

b. tempat parkir e. rumah sakit
c. bioskop f. perusahaan itu

2. Contoh: Bapak
Bapak tinggal di mana?
Where do you live?

a. Ibu d. karyawan itu

b. Nyonya e. insinyur itu
c. manajer itu f. ahli pertanian itu

3. Contoh: kantor posnya

Kantor posnya dekat mana?
Where is the post office near?

a. bioskopnya c. mesjidnya
b. rumahnya d. sekolahnya

4. Contoh: kantor pos

Q: Rumah Anda dekat mana?
Where is your house near?
A: Dekat kantor pos.
Near the post office.

a. bioskop c. patung
b. rumah sakit d. sekolah

5. Give the opposites of the underlined words.

a. Kopi itu panas d. Dina bangun
 b. Rumahnya di sana e. Nasi goreng habis
c. Sekretaris saya belum f. Saya mau bir botol
datang kecil

6. Contoh: kantor pos

Saya tidak melihat kantor pos di sana.
I didn’t see a post office there.

a. bioskop c. tempat parkir

b. mesjid d. daftar makanan

IV. Dialogue B

Asking about Distance

Dewi : Maaf, kantor pos - Excuse me, is the post

masih jauh? office very far?
Seorang : Ya, masih jauh. - Yes, it is.
laki-laki
Dewi : Berapa jauh lagi? - How far is it?
Seorang : Kira-kira lima kilo - About five kilometers
laki-laki lagi. more.

V. Essential Words and Expressions

Places/Transports

hotel = hotel
museum = museum
setasiun = station
kereta api [ke-ré-ta] [a-pee] = train
setasiun kereta api = railway station
lapangan = field
terbang = to fly
lapangan terbang = airport
gereja [ge-ré-ja] = church
polisi = police
kantor polisi = police station

bis = bus
setasiun bis = bus station
jauh [ja-ooh] = far
 berapa jauh? = how far?
masih = still
kira-kira = approximately
kilo = kilometer
seorang [se-o-rang] = one person
laki-laki [la-kee-la-kee] = male
seorang laki-laki = a man

VI. Exercises

1. Contoh: kantor polisi

X: Maaf, kantor polisi masih jauh?
Excuse me, is the police station still far away?
Y: Ya, masih jauh.
Yes, it is.

a. setasiun kereta api d. bioskop

b. lapangan terbang e. kantor pos
c. setasiun bis f. hotel “Indonesia”

2. Contoh: kantor posnya

Berapa jauh lagi kantor posnya?
How far away is the post office?

a. lapangan terbangnya d. bioskopnya

b. gerejanya e. hotelnya
c. setasiunnya f. museumnya

3. Contoh: museumnya/5 kilo

Museumnya, kira-kira lima kilo lagi.
The museum is about five kilometers more.

a. rumah sakit itu/2 kilo d. kantor posnya/3 kilo

b. setasiunnya/4kilo e. hotel itu/1 kilo
c. lapangan terbang itu/6 kilo f. gerejanya/5 kilo

4. Choose “Apa nama” or “Siapa nama” to fill in the blanks:

Contoh 1: Apa nama restoran itu?

What is the name of the/that restaurant?
Contoh 2: Siapa nama sekretaris itu?
What is the name of the/that secretary?

a. …..museum itu? d….. manajer perusahaan ini?

 b. …..setasiun ini? e….. makanan itu?
c. …..insinyur itu? f. …. karyawan itu?

5. Contoh: How far is it from here to the airport?

Berapa jauh dari sini ke lapangan terbang?

a. How many people were eating in the restaurant?

Berapa orang …………….?
b. How many kilometers is it from Jakarta to Puncak?
Berapa kilo ………………?
c. How many hours did they fly?
Berapa jam ………………?
d. How many weeks will you stay in Britain?
Berapa minggu ………….?

VII. Dialogue C

Asking about the Length of Time

Bu Ani : Ibu mau pergi - Where are you going?

ke mana?
Bu Wati : Ke “Pasar Baru”. - To “Pasar Baru”
Bu Ani : Makan waktu - How long does it take to
berapa lama Ibu go there by taxi?
naik taksi ke sana?
Bu Wati : Saya kira dua puluh - I think it takes twenty
lima menit, kalau five minutes if there is
jalanan tidak macet. no traffic jam.

VIII. Essential Words and Expressions

Transports

taksi = taxi
mobil = a car
bajaj = a three-wheeled vehicle
with an engine
sepeda [se-pé-da] = bicycle
sepeda motor = motorcycle
pesawat terbang = airplane
naik [na-ee?] = to go by; to get on/into a vehicle
naik taksi = to go by taxi
 berjalan = to move; to go
kaki = foot
berjalan kaki/jalan kaki = to walk
ke mana? = (to) where?
pasar = market
lama = long (of time); old (of things)
berapa lama? = how long?
kira = to assume
saya kira = I think
kalau = if; when
macet = conjested (of traffic)
menit = minute
waktu = time
makan waktu = to take (time)

Numbers

dua puluh satu = 21

tiga puluh enam = 36
tujuh puluh delapan = 78

IX. Exercises

1. Contoh: Anda/kantor pos

X: Anda mau pergi ke mana?
Where are you going?
Y: Ke kantor pos.
To the post office.

a. Ibu/pasar “Blok M” d. Nyonya/museum “Gajah”

b. Bapak/setasiun kereta api e. Anda/bioskop
c. Tuan/lapangan terbang f. Tuan/gereja

2. Contoh: naik taksi

Makan waktu berapa lama Anda naik taksi ke sana?
How long does/did it take you to go there by taxi?

a. naik bis d. naik pesawat terbang

b. naik mobil e. naik sepeda motor
c. naik kereta api f. berjalan kaki

3. Contoh: Anda
Anda mau pergi ke sana naik apa?
 How are you going there?
a. Ibu c. Bapak e. Tuan
b. Nyonya d. kamu f. mereka

4. Contoh: What would you like to eat?

…………… makan apa?
Anda mau makan apa?

a. How did they go to Yogyakarta?

…………….. naik apa?
b. What did he drink in the restaurant?
…………….. minum apa…………..?
c. What did John ask the waiter?
…………….minta apa kepada………….?
d. What did you see there?
…………… melihat apa ……………?

5. Contoh: lapangan terbang itu

Saya kira lapangan terbang itu tidak jauh dari sini.
I think the airport is not far from here.

a. bioskop itu d. tempat parkir itu

b. kantor polisi itu e. museum itu
c. setasiun itu f. hotel itu

6. Contoh: 15 menit/naik mobil

Saya kira naik mobil ke sana lima belas menit.
I think it takes fifteen minutes to go there by car.

a. 20 menit/naik taksi d. 10 menit/berjalan kaki

b. 3 jam/naik pesawat terbang e. 1 jam/naik kereta api
c. 2 ½ jam/naik bis f. 25 menit/naik bajaj

7. Choose “di mana” or “ke mana” to fill in the blanks.

a. …Anda tinggal? d…. mobil Tuan?
b. “Pasar Baru”….? e. Anda makan siang …..?
c. Anda mau pergi ….? f. Dia naik mobil …..?
X. Dialogue D

Asking about Directions

Nani : Maaf, Anda tahu - Excuse me. Do you

Toko “Maju”? know the shop “Maju”?
Seorang : Ya. Di Jalan Thamrin - Yes. It’s in Thamrin
 perempuan Street.
Nani : Tokonya jauh dari - Is the shop far from
sini? here?
Seorang : Tidak, Jalan terus, - No. Go straight, then
perempuan lalu belok ke kanan. Turn right. Go straight
Jalan terus lagi again until you arrive
sampai di bundaran, at the roundabout, then
lalu belok ke kiri. turn left.
Nani : Tokonya di sebelah kiri? - Is the shop on the left?
Seorang : Tidak. Di sebelah kanan. - No. It’s on the right.
perempuan
Nani : Terima kasih. - Thank you.

XI. Essential Words and Expressions

toko = shop
bundaran = roundabout
tahu [ta-oo] = to know something or someone
berjalan / jalan = to go; to move; to walk
terus [te-roos] = straight
belok [bé-lo?] = to turn
kanan = right
kiri = left
di sebelah [dee] [se-be-lah] = next to; beside
sampai [sam-pay] = to arrive; until
di muka = at the front; in front of; opposite
di belakang = at the back/behind
lampu = light; lamp
merah [mé-rah] = red
lampu merah = traffic lights
perempuan [pe-rem-poo-wan] = female

XII. Exercises

1. Contoh: Bioskop “A”

Maaf, Anda tahu Bioskop “A”?
Excuse me, do you know the cinema “A”?
a. setasiun kereta api d. museum “Gajah”
b. pasar “Blok M” e. perempuan itu
c. Tuan Smith f. Pak Latif

2. Contoh: di mana toko “S”

Anda betul-betul tahu di mana toko “S”?
Do you really know where the shop “S” is?
 a. di mana kantor pos itu c. jalan ke museum itu
b. di mana restoran itu d. jalan ke setasiun itu

3. Contoh: tokonya
Tokonya jauh dari sini?
Is the shop far from here?

a. sekolah itu d. bioskop itu

b. kantor polisi itu e. kantor posnya
c. tempat parkirnya f. bank itu

4. Translate the words in the brackets into Indonesian and fill in the blanks.

a. Rumahnya …..gereja. d. Toko itu … bioskop.

(near) (to the right of)
b. Bioskop itu ……. e. Restoran itu …… kantor
museum. (opposite) polisi. (to the left of)
c. Kantor itu …. hotel. f. Tempat parkir itu ……
(behind) kantor saya. (far from)

5. How do you say these sentences in Indonesian?

a. Go straight, then turn left. c. Go straight, then turn right.
b. Go straight until you d. Go straight until you
arrive at the traffic lights. arrive at the statue.

6. Fill in the blanks with these word:

“apa”, “siapa”, “dari mana”, “ke mana”, “di sini”, “ke mana”

a. X: Tuan mau makan ……? d. X: Ada nasi goreng ……?

Y: Saya mau satai. Y: Ya, ada.
b. X: Dia naik kereta api ….? e. X: Mary ……?
Y: Ke Bandung. Y: Dia dari Inggris.
c. X: ……naik taksi ke bank? f. X: Puncak 70 kilo dari
Jakarta.
Y: Pak Yanto. Y: Besok Pak Budi mau pergi..?
XIII. Listening Practice

Look at Narrative and answer the following questions

1. Mengapa Amir dan Dewi pergi ke bioskop “Megah”?

2. Apa judul filem itu?
3. Mereka naik apa ke bioskop itu?
4. Rumah mereka dekat dari bioskop itu?
5. Ada apa di belakang bioskop itu?
XIV. Survival Check

How would you ask someone:

a. Where he lives?
b. The distance between his house and the post office?
c. Where the railway station is?
d. How long it takes to go to Puncak from Jakarta by car?

XV. Narrative

Look at Listening Practice

Ke Bioskop

Amir dan temannya Dewi mau melihat filem di Bioskop “Megah”. Di

sana ada filem bagus1. Filem itu, filem Indonesia. Judul2 nya “Semalam3 di
Puncak”.
Bioskop “Megah” jauh dari rumah Amir. Dia dan Dewi harus naik taksi
ke sana. Dari rumahnya ke bioskop kira-kira satu jam. Taksi mereka berjalan
pelan-pelan4 karena banyak5 sekali mobil di jalan.
Waktu6 mereka sampai di bioskop, mereka melihat banyak orang di sana.
Filem hampir7 mulai8. Bioskop itu besar dan di belakangnya ada sebuah9
restoran. Di restoran itu juga banyak orang makan dan minum.

__________________
1.bagus (ba-goos) = good; nice
2.judul (joo-dool) = title
3.semalam = one night
4.pelan-pelan (pe-lan-pe-lan) = slowly
5.banyak = many/much
6.waktu = at the time
7.hampir = almost; about to
8.mulai (moo-la-ee) = to start
9.sebuah (se-boo-wah) = a/an

XVI. Grammatical Notes

1. The prepositions di and ke are used to indicate a location. However, ke is

used with a verb to describe a movement towards a place.
Mereka di rumah. (They are at home.)
Kami pergi ke pasar. (We are going to the market.)

2. In Indonesian, there are basically two forms of verbs, i.e. the base and the
affixed-forms. The base-forms are commonly used in colloquial language,
while the affixed-forms are formal.
 base-form affixed-form
jalan berjalan (to walk)
lihat melihat (to see/to look at)
beli membeli (to buy)
bayar membayar (to pay for)

3. The word ke is used wit a noun indicating a place, while kepada is used
with a noun indicating a person.
Tono pergi ke kantor.
(Tono went to the office.)
Bambang minta teh kepada pelayan restoran.
(Bambang asked the waiter for some tea.)

4. The words Bapak and Ibu are used when addressing a man and a woman
and a woman respectively, as a term or respect. These words can be used
with reference to seniority, age, or status.
Siapa nama Bapak? (What’s your name?)
Ibu dari Bali? (Are you from Bali?)

The short forms Pak and Bu can also be used.

Pak Ali tinggal di mana? (Where does Mr. Ali live?)
Selamat pagi, Bu. (Good morning, Madam.)

5. The Indonesian expression for I don’t think + Subject + Verb / Adjective is

Saya kira + Subject + tidak/bukan + Verb/Adjective.
Saya kira toko itu tidak jauh.
Subject Adjective
(I don’t think the shop is far.)