Jack: Excuse me, I am a new student here. Could you tell me how to get to the chemistry lab please?
Permisi/maaf, saya adalah murid baru disini. Bisa kamu beri tahu saya bagaimana saya bisa sampai ke lab kimia?
Maggie: Sure, It's on the third floor.
Tentu, lab ada di lantai 3.
Jack: Pardon?
Apa?
Maggie" It's on the third floor. Take the lift to the third floor. After you go out of the lift, walk along the corridor, turn right...
Lantai tiga. Gunakan lift ke lantai tiga. Sesudah keluar dari lift berjalanlah sepanjang koridor lalu belok kanan..
Jack; Excuse me, Can you speak slower please?
Maaf, bisakah anda berbicara lebih pelan?
Maggie: Take the lift to the third floor, and then walk along the corridor. Okay so far?
Naik lift sampai lantai 3 dan berjalanlah sepanjang koridor, Oke sampai disini?
Jack: Yes then..
Ya, kemudian?
Maggie: Take the first right, immediately left. It's the second door on your right.
Belok kanan, lalu kemudian langsung belok kiri. Laboratoriumnya adalah ruang nomor 2 di sebelah kanan.
Jack: Let me repeat. After I go out of the lift, I should take the first right, immediately left. It's the second door on my right.
Coba saya ulangi. Sesudah saya keluar dari lift, saya harus belok kanan, lalu kiri. Laboratorium adalah ruang nomor 2 di sebelah kanan?
Maggie: Exactly.
Tepat sekali.
Jack: Thank you very much.
Terimakasih banyak.
Maggie: You're welcome.
Sama-sama.
Vocabulary:
- Pardon? = Maaf? / Apa? / Bisa ulangi lagi?
- Floor; Lantai
- Excuse me = permisi /maaf
- Along = Sepanjang
- Walk = Jalan
- Immediately = Segera
- Repeat = mengulang
- Exactly = tepat
Mengenal bentuk pembalikan dengan Wh-Questions
Bila ada dua kalimat tanya yang digabungkan dan menjadi satu kalimat utuh (kalimat majemuk), maka bentuk kalimat tanya yang kedua harus dibalik menjadi kalimat pernyataan. Perhatikan contoh kalimat di bawah ini.
Could you tell me? + Where is the hotel?
Would you tell me? + \What is your name?
Do you know? + How much does this book cost?
Kedua kalimat di atas bisa digabungkan menjadi;
Could you tell me where the hotel is?
Would you tell me what your name is?
Do you know how much this book costs?
Common mistakes
1. Could you tell me where is the restaurant?
=Could you tell me where the restaurant is?
2. Do you know which way should I take?
=Do you know which way I should take?
3. Would you tell me how can I get to the book store?
=Would you tell me how I can get to the book store?
Exercise
Ubahlah kalimat-kalimat tanya ini seperti contoh di bawah ini.
How far is the museum from here?
Could you tell me how far the museum from here is?
1. How much is the ticket?
Could you tell me ____________________________________________
2. How many people are there in the hall?
Do you know _______________________________________________
3. How can I get to the mall?
Would you tell me ____________________________________________
4. How long does it take to get to the hospital?
Could you tell me ____________________________________________
5. Where can I buy a doll for my daughter?
Do you know _______________________________________________
6. How long will the film last?
Would you tell me ____________________________________________
7. Who will give the presentation?
Could you tell me _____________________________________________
8. How much should we pay for the ticket?
Do you know _______________________________________________
9. Where is the nearest bank from here?
Would you tell me ____________________________________________
10. How much do you know about this town?
Could you tell me _____________________________________________
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