Menanyakan dan Menunjukkan Arah 

dalam Bahasa Inggris

2019.04.23

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Hi EFriends, pernahkah kamu menanyakan arah ketika kamu sedang berlibur atau sebaliknya kamu. Kamu memberikan arah ketika ada seseorang yang menanyakan arah?
Nah, bagaimana cara kamu menanyakan arah (asking for direction) dan memberikan arah (giving direction) dalam bahasa Inggris?

Beberapa frasa berikut bisa kamu gunakan untuk menunjukkan arah

• Near (Dekat)
• Behind (Di belakang)
• Beside (Di samping)
• Next to (Di samping)
• Turn Right (Belok ke kanan)
• Turn Left (Belok ke kiri)
• In front of (Di depan)
• Go straight (Jalan lurus)
• Between (Di antara 2 benda)
• Among (Di antara lebih dari 2 benda)
• Across (Di seberang)
• Go past (Melewati)
• Opposite (Berlawanan)
• Intersection (Perempatan)
• T-Junction (Pertigaan)
• On the corner of (Di pojok)

Ketika kamu ingin menanyakan arah (asking for direction) suatu tempat, kamu dapat menggunakan kalimat berikut:

Contoh kalimat asking for direction

• Excuse me, could you show me the way to the nearest Cinema? (Permisi, apakah kamu bisa menunjukkan jalan ke bioskop terdekat?)
• Where is the Nara Park? (Ada di mana Taman Nara?)
• Can you tell me how to get to train station from here? (Bisakah kamu menunjukkan cara ke stasiun kereta dari sini?)
• I am trying to find a Mitra Hospital. Could you tell me how to get there? (Aku sedang mencari Rumah Sakit Mitra. Bisakah kamu memberitahuku cara ke sana?)
• Is this the right way for the mall? (Apakah ini jalan yang benar untuk menuju ke mall?)
• Is there a mosque around here? (Apakah ada masjid di sekitar sini?)

Nah, bagaimana jika ada yang menanyakan arah kepada kamu? Bagaimana kamu memberikan arah (giving direction) dalam bahasa Inggris? Beberapa contoh kalimat berikut dapat kamu gunakan.

Contoh kalimat giving direction

• Go straight along this road and you’ll find the bank next to Mangia restaurant. (Jalan lurus sepanjang jalan ini dan kamu akan melihat bank di samping restoran Mangia)
• Just turn the right and you’ll find the mosque. It’s near the park. (Belok ke kanan dan kamu akan melihat masjid. Lokasi masjid dekat dengan taman)
• You’re going in the wrong direction. (Kamu berada di jalan yang salah)
• Go straight until you pass a bakery on your left. (Jalan lurus sampai kamu menemukan toko roti di sebelah kiri)
• Turn left at the intersection and it is across the post office. (Belok ke kiri di perempatan dan tempatnya di seberang kantor pos)

Agar kamu lebih memahami materi asking and giving direction, perhatikan baik-baik contoh percakapan mengenai asking for direction dan giving direction di bawah ini yaa

Dialog 1

Marry : Excuse me, I am looking for Magnolia bakery. Could you show me the way?
Ryan : Sure. Go straight along this street until you see traffic light. After you see traffic light, continue straight for about 200 meters. You’ll see Magnolia bakery on the corner of the street.
Marry : Thank you so much for your help
Ryan : You’re welcome.

Dialog 2

Nicky : Hi, I think I am lost. Is this the right way to Nara park?
Billy : Oh, you’re going the wrong direction
Nicky : Really? How do I get there then?
Billy : Do you see the Italian restaurant over there?
Nicky : Yes, I see it
Billy : The Nara park is behind the restaurant, next to the police station
Nicky : Great, thank you for your help
Billy : You’re welcome. Take care

Language Feature of Asking and Giving Direction

Study this following information about Modal Auxiliaries.

Types and Functions	Examples
Can
To show ability	You can buy anything with your money but you can’t buy love.
To ask permission	Can I ask you how to go there?
Could
To show ability in the past.	You could run faster than me two years ago.
To ask permission in the past, present or future with better politeness.	Could you tell me where the place is?
May
To show possibility that might happen now or in the future.	He may work out and consume healthy food every day.
	You may got through this junction after the accident’s trace is cleared.
To ask permission in formal way.	May I go home now?

Might
To show possibility that could be happened in the past.	He might be an engineer if he didn’t drop out from college.
To ask permission in formal and polite way with less possibility than can or could.	Might I know where the Paramount Hotel is?
Will
To tell someone’s willingness about something.		I will help you if you help yourself first.
To ask someone’s willingness in doing something.		Will you help me to find the way to the cinema?
Would
To tell someone’s willingness about something in the past or present in polite manner.		Lana said that she would buy that book yesterday.
To tell someone’s willingness about something in the past or present in polite manner.		Would you please tell me where the bank is?

 Study this following information about Prepositions of Places.

Preposition of Place	At	At
How to use it	Pointed/Specific Places	Standard/Daily Expression
	At the bank	At university
	At gas station	At school
	At the bus stop	At home
For example:	Turn left at the bus stop. She lives at Jl. Kepodang.	My mom is waiting at home. Dad is picking up my sister at the university

Preposition of Place	On	On
How to use it	On the surface of something (vertically or horizontally)	Standard/Daily Expression
	On the corner	On the way
	On your left	On the internet
	On the T-Junction	On a bus
For example	The grocery store is on the corner of this street. The bank is on the left side of the Mosque.	The courier is on his way to our home. Marni lost her wallet on a bus.

Preposition of Place	In	In	In
How to use it	Inside of Something	Standard/Daily Expression	Wide Area (City, Country, Natural Area, etc.)
	In a box	In the newspaper	In Indonesia
	In the mall	In a car	In the sea
	In the alley	In a row	In the garden
For example	Gramedia Bookstore is located in Java Supermall. I found your book in my bag.	I saw that promotional coupon in the newspaper. He has been absent for three days in a row.	Orangutan is an animal that lives only in Indonesia. I left my shovel in my garden.

Imperative Sentence

a.         Walk two blocks west!

b.         Turn right!

c.         Drive south for two kilometers, then follow the signs to mount Merapi!

d.        Stop at the third house!

e.         Look for a store that sells bicycle!

We might add “you”: you walk two blocks west, and then you turn right!

Examples

a.         The pet store is beside/next to the shop.

b.         The movie theater is between the post office and the coffee shop

c.         A parking lot is adjacent to the bank.

CONCLUSION

Asking direction means a conversation that we always use when we want to ask someone where we are or where is the place that we want to go. Asking for directions is important, but it's also easy to become confused when listening to someone giving directions. This is true even in your own native language, so you can imagine how important it is to pay careful attention when listening to someone provide directions in English.