How to ask and give directions in English?

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Hello readers! Welcome back to Pondok Linguishtic, your online English learning partner. Kali ini kita akan membahas tentang Speaking, yaitu Asking and Giving Directions. Well, apa sebenarnya yang dimaksud dengan asking and giving directions? Apakah penting untuk kita pelajari?
Asking and giving directions adalah expresi yang kita gunakan untuk bertanya dan memberi petunjuk tentang arah, alamat, atau lokasi suatu tempat atau gedung. Hal ini tentunya sangat penting bagi orang yang mempelajari Bahasa Inggris. Kenapa? Well, sebagian besar dari kita pasti ingin belajar Bahasa Inggris dengan harapan agar bisa berkomunikasi dengan orang asing baik itu di dalam negeri maupun di luar negeri. Pastinya, hampir semua orang pasti memiliki cita-cita ingin berkunjung ke negara lain. Saat kita berada di suatu tempat yang baru, tentu kita akan merasa asing dengan lingkungan sekitarnya sehingga untuk menuju ke suatu tempat tertentu kita harus meminta bantuan orang lain sebagai penunjuk arah. Pada saat itulah kita menggunakan asking and giving direction.

A. Asking for Direction

Ada beberapa expression yang dapat kita gunakan untuk menanyakan arah atau lokasi suatu tempat, seperti:
  • Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the ..............?
  • How should I get the .......... from here?
  • I am sorry. I don't know where the .............. is.
  • Could you show me where the ............ is?
  • Is this the right way to the ............?
Untuk bertanya arah/lokasi, kita harus menguasi beberapa kosakata yang berhubungan dengan public place seperti central library, bus station, airport, bus stop, police station, tourist centre, train station, school, post office, bridge, etc. Contoh:
  • Excuse me, could you show me where the post office is?
  • Is this the right way to the police station?
  • How should I get the central library from here?

B. Giving Direction

Untuk memberi respon atau petunjuk arah maka kita harus mempelajari beberapa preposisi dan kata kerja seperti:
  • go straight (jalan lurus)
  • turn right/left (belok kanan/kiri)
  • cross (menyebrang)
  • stop (berhenti)
  • turn around (berbalik arah/berputar)
  • pass through (lewati)
  • beside (disamping)
  • before / after (sebelum/setelah)
  • next to (disebelah)
  • by (sebelum)
  • in front of (di depan)
  • across (di seberang)
  • at the corner (di sudut)
  • behind (di belakang)
  • first floor/level (lantai satu)
  • intersections (perempatan)
  • T-junction (simpang tiga)
  • roundabout (bundaran)
Berikut contoh giving direction:
  • Take this road and pass through the intersections. just go straight for about 500 meters and turn left. The police station is on the left.
  • Just go straight and turn right on the T-junction. The bus station is on the corner.
  • Just take this way. It is just about 5 minutes walk. The central library is across the post office.
  • Just follow the main road. The police station is next to the football field.
Gimana guys? Mudah kan? Selamat mencoba ya.

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