Asking/Giving Direction

asking and giving direction in bahasa Indonesia

Hello there!

Today I’m gonna make sure you know how to asking or giving direction in Bahasa Indonesia. Let’s have the vocabularies first!

VOCABULARIES OF ASKING / GIVING DIRECTION

Di mana kantor pos/pasar/konsulat [Australia]? Where is the post office/market/[Australian] consulate?

Di mana rumah sakit terdekat? Where is the nearest hospital?     

Bagaimana saya bisa ke sana? How can I get there?

Ada bis/angkutan umum ke sana? Is there bus/public transportation going there?

Bisa tolong tunjukkan di peta? Can you please show it on the map?          

Jalan terus/lurus. Go straight ahead.

Belok kiri Turn left.

Belok kanan. Turn right.

Putar balik turn around

Menyebrang cross

Perempatan intersection/cross road

Di depan in front of

Di samping beside

Di belakang behind

Tikungan bend

Bundaran roundabout

Jalan raya avenue

Jalan layang fly over

Jalan street

Pojok corner

Macet traffic jam

Lampu merah / lampu lalu lintas Traffic light      

kebun binatang Zoo      

Kedutaan embassy         

konsulat consulate

masjid mosque 

musium museum

pasar market

penjara jail

perpustakaan library

pom bensin petrol station / gas station

pura Hindu temple

restoran restaurant

salon beauty salon

sekolah school

stasiun kereta api train station

taman park

terminal bis bus terminal

toko alat tulis stationary shop

toko bahan bangunan building material shop

toko baju clothing shop

toko besi hardware shop

toko buku book shop

toko sepatu shoe shop  

toko serba ada/ toserba  supermarket

tukang cukur barber

universitas university

vihara Buddhist temple  

Okay. That’s the vocabularies. Let’s see how we use it in normal daily convertation! For asking direction, we often use a sentences like this :

A : “Permisi pak. Kalau rumah sakit dekat sini, dimana ya?” Excuse me. Where’s the nearest hospital?

B: “Oh, dari sini lurus aja. Sampai ketemu pertigaan, belok kiri. Di situ ada rumah sakit Al-Islam.” You just need to go straight. Until you meet the t-juntion, turn left. There’s  Al-Islam Hospital.         

Pay attention to the dialogue above. Before asking for direction, Indonesian often say ‘permisi …’ / excuse me or ‘maaf’ / sorry first. You know, being polite is Indonesian’ speciality :) and don’t forget begin it with smile, so people will help you happily.

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