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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 “Silakan Pergi ke Halte Bus” which means “Please Go to the Bus Stop”. This conversation happens between Kevin and the hotel officer. Kevin asks how to go to Jalan Asia Afrika street from the hotel. The hotel officer gives direction to Kevin. Let’s read to the conversation.

After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you hear a sentence Silakan pergi ke halte bus (2x) which means Please go to the bus stop. It is used to give direction. To give direction, you can use an imperative word such as pergi (2x) which means go. You can add the word silakan (2x) which means please, to give instruction in a polite manner.

Other examples

Let’s read to the other examples of giving directions.

“Kalau ingin belanja daring, bagaimana caranya?” (2x) which means “How can I shop online?”

“Silakan unduh aplikasi jual beli di gawaimu” (2x) which means “Please download buy-and-sell application in your gadget”

“Saya ingin ke restoran, bagaimana caranya?” (2x) which means “How can I go to a restaurant?”

“Silakan naik lift ke lantai lima, Pak” (2X) which means “Please take the elevator to the fifth floor, Sir”

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.