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Directions Petunjuk arah
Menanyakan dan memberi arah: left, right, straight, turn, corner, cross, far, road, map, way. Tata bahasa inti adalah kalimat perintah untuk arah — Go straight, Turn left, Turn right — plus "How do I get to …?". Kamu berkata "turn left", bukan "turn to left": kata kerja mengambil arah langsung, tanpa "to". Bahasa Korea menandai arah dengan partikel, jadi penutur Korea menambah "to" berlebih: "Turn to left" ✗ → "Turn left" ✓. Sudut pengucapan: "gh" bisu pada straight dan right, dan "corner".
Dialogue
turn to left or turn left? — turn to left atau turn left?
- Emma Minsu, how do I get to the bank? Minsu, bagaimana ke bank?
- Minsu Go straight and turn to left. Lurus lalu belok kiri. (slip: hilangkan "to" — "turn left")
- Emma Just "turn left" — no "to". Cukup "turn left" — tanpa "to".
- Minsu Oh, turn left. The bank is on the right. Oh, belok kiri. Bank ada di sebelah kanan.
Dialogue
How do I get to the station? — Bagaimana ke stasiun?
- Minsu Excuse me. How do I get to the station? Permisi. Bagaimana ke stasiun?
- Stranger Go straight and turn right at the corner. Lurus lalu belok kanan di sudut.
- Minsu Is it far? Jauh tidak?
- Stranger No, it's near. It's next to the bank. Tidak, dekat. Ada di sebelah bank.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| left | n. | kiri | |
| right | n. | kanan | |
| straight | adv. | lurus | |
| turn | v. | belok | |
| corner | n. | sudut | |
| cross | v. | menyeberang | |
| far | adj. | jauh | |
| road | n. | jalan | |
| map | n. | peta | |
| way | n. | jalan, arah |
Grammar
Giving directions: "Turn left" Memberi arah: "Turn left"
To give directions, use the plain verb (the imperative): Go straight. Turn left. Turn right. Cross the road. You say "turn left" and "turn right" with no "to" — the verb takes the direction directly. To say where something is, use "on the left / on the right": The bank is on the right. To ask, say "How do I get to …?": How do I get to the station? Korean marks the direction with a particle (like "-ro"), so Korean speakers add an extra "to" and say "Turn to left" — in English, drop it: Turn left.
Untuk memberi arah, pakai kata kerja polos (kalimat perintah): Go straight. Turn left. Turn right. Cross the road. Kamu berkata "turn left" dan "turn right" tanpa "to" — kata kerja mengambil arah langsung. Untuk mengatakan sesuatu ada di mana, pakai "on the left / on the right": The bank is on the right. Untuk bertanya, katakan "How do I get to …?": How do I get to the station? Bahasa Korea menandai arah dengan partikel (seperti "-ro"), jadi penutur Korea menambah "to" dan berkata "Turn to left" — dalam bahasa Inggris, hilangkan: Turn left.
- Go straight and turn left. Lurus lalu belok kiri.
- The bank is on the right. Bank ada di sebelah kanan.
- Turn right at the corner. Belok kanan di sudut.
- How do I get to the station? — Go straight, then turn left. Bagaimana ke stasiun? — Lurus, lalu belok kiri.
pronunciation
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