Asking and Giving Direction

Asking for Direction

• 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 for Direction by using Modal Auxiliary

• 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 for direction by Using Information
Question
• 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?
Using Interrogative Question
• 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 Direction
• 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 Direction
• 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.
• walk 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
Matching the words
• 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
Giving Direction
• Turn left on to Ahmad Yani Street = Belok kiri ke Jalan Ahmad Yani
• Turn right / left at the traffic lights , etc.= Belok kanan / kiri di lampu lalu lintas,
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
Giving Direction
• traffic lights = lampu lalu lintas
• crossroads = persimpangan
• T-junction = pertigaan
• roundabout = bundaran
• signpost = papan penunjuk jalan
• dead end = jalan buntu
• flyover = jembatan layang
• bridge = jembatan
• railway bridge = jembatan kereta api
• railway line = jalur kereta api
• pedestrian crossing = penyeberangan pejalan kaki
Giving Direction
• 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