Here are list of vocabularies and phrases about directions and positions.
Where is..?.- Gak gan..?
eg.
Where is the bus stop?
Gak gan stesen bas/ bus stop?
Where are you (sing) going?- Mapun gan kaau?
Where are you (plural) going?- Mapun gan keleu?
I am not familiar with the streets here.- enda akou taou alun gak gitou.
How do I get to...?- Jian tan akou bak mapun...
How do I get to the bus stop?- Jian tan akou bak mapun stesen bas/ bus stop?
How do I get there?- Jian tan akou bak meninan?
Is it far?- Jauk ka?
It is not very far- Enda jauk angai.
It is nearby.- Segak un
It is not here- Enda bei ngadan gian yen gak gitou.
far- jauk
near-segak
go straight ahead until..- makau un tigah tapak...
eg. You go straight ahead until you see a red house- Makau un kaau tigah tapak peden lebuk seak.
to the left- gak bah ulai
eg. the bus station is to the left of the red house- stesen bus yen gak bah ulai lebuk seak.
to the right- gak bah tu-u
eg. there is a groceries to the left of the bus station- bei kedai runcit gak bah tuu bus stesen yen.
behind- gak buta
eg. there is a coconut tree behind the groceries.- bei daan benyuh gak buta kedai runcit yen.
in front of- gak jawai
eg. there is a small road in front of the groceries.- Bei alun umik gak jawai kedai yen.
opposite- dipah
eg. there is a big Supermarket opposite the groceries.-Bei Supermarket nyat dipah kedai runcit yen.
near-segak
eg. the supermarket is near the fish market.- Supermarket yen segak pajak jekan.
on top of- gak bau
eg. there is a small flag on top of the supermarket.- Bei bendirak umik gak bau supermaket yen.
under- gak dibak.
eg. there is a cat under the table.- bei sieang gak dibak mija.
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