Directions

1. Punten, kumaha jalan ka Gedong Saté?

   Excuse me, which way is it to Gedong Sate?

   Usage

   Asking the way to a landmark in Bandung; replace the name with your destination

   Grammar Note

   Kumaha jalan ka ... means how to get to ...; Gedong Saté is the West Java government building in Bandung

2. Kénca, katuhu, atanapi lempeng?

   Left, right, or straight ahead?

   Usage

   Checking which direction to take

   Grammar Note

   Kénca is left, katuhu right and lempeng straight; atanapi means or

3. Jauh kénéh?

   Is it still far?

   Usage

   Asking whether the destination is still far

   Grammar Note

   Jauh means far and kénéh means still

4. Gunung Tangkuban Parahu aya di palih mana?

   Which direction is Mount Tangkuban Parahu in?

   Usage

   Asking the direction of a well-known place

   Grammar Note

   Di palih mana means on which side; the name follows gunung, mountain

5. Naék atanapi turun?

   Going up or going down?

   Usage

   Checking whether the way goes up or down

   Grammar Note

   Naék means to go up and turun to go down

6. Sabaraha jauhna ti dieu?

   How far is it from here?

   Usage

   Asking for the distance

   Grammar Note

   Sabaraha is how much, jauhna is its distance and ti dieu is from here

7. Mangga, abdi nuduhkeun jalanna.

   Please, I will show you the way

   Usage

   Offering to show someone the way

   Grammar Note

   Nuduhkeun means to show or point out and -na marks it as 'the'

8. Heula ka kalér, terus ka wétan.

   First go north, then go east

   Usage

   Giving directions by compass points

   Grammar Note

   Heula is first, terus is then and ka marks direction

9. Di mana tempat naék angkot?

   Where is the angkot stand?

   Usage

   Asking where to catch an angkot

   Grammar Note

   Tempat naék is a place to board; angkot is the shared minibus

10. Katuhu

    Right

    Usage

    A direction word

    Grammar Note

    Katuhu is right

11. Kénca

    Left

    Usage

    A direction word

    Grammar Note

    Kénca is left

12. Lempeng

    Straight ahead

    Usage

    A direction word

    Grammar Note

    Lempeng means straight

13. Balik deui

    Go back, turn around

    Usage

    When you have gone the wrong way

    Grammar Note

    Balik means to return and deui means again

14. Eureun

    Stop

    Usage

    Asking a driver to stop

    Grammar Note

    Eureun means to stop; add mangga to be polite

15. Kalér

    North

    Usage

    A compass word

    Grammar Note

    Kalér is north

16. Kidul

    South

    Usage

    A compass word

    Grammar Note

    Kidul is south

17. Wétan

    East

    Usage

    A compass word

    Grammar Note

    Wétan is east

18. Kulon

    West

    Usage

    A compass word

    Grammar Note

    Kulon is west

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