Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Today’s topic is about Meminta Petunjuk which means Asking Direction.
Here is the conversation entitled Bagaimana cara ke sana? which means How to Get There? This conversation happens between Kevin and the hotel officer. Kevin asks direction to Jalan Asia Afrika Street from the hotel.
Let’s read to the conversation.
Petugas hotel |
Ada yang bisa saya bantu? |
Kevin |
Saya ingin ke Jalan Asia Afrika. Bagaimana cara ke sana?. |
Petugas hotel |
Anda bisa naik taksi, bus, atau mobil sewa |
After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.
Ada yang bisa saya bantu? |
(2x) which means What can I do for you? |
saya ingin ke Jalan Asia Afrika |
(2x) which means I want to go to Jalan Asia Afrika Street |
Anda bisa naik taksi, bus, atau mobil sewa. |
(2x) which means You can take taxi, bus or rented car |
In the dialog, you read a question Bagaimana cara ke sana? (2x) which means How to get there? In the question, there is a question word Bagaimana (2x) which means How. It is used to ask direction.
Let’s read to another example of using the question word bagaimana to ask direction.
Kevin: : Bagaimana cara ke Restoran Segarayu? (2x) which means How to go to Segarayu Restaurant?
Reseptionis : Restoran Segarayu ada di seberang hotel. Anda bisa berjalan kaki ke sana (2x) which means Segarayu Restaurant is across the hotel. You can walk there.
Kevin : Bagaimana cara ke Gedung Arta Graha? (2x) which means How to go to Arta Graha Building
Reseptionis : Anda bisa menggunakan bus (2x) which means You can go by bus
That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language.