Dear listeners, welcome back to “Mari Berbahasa Indonesia” or “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia”, a segment that introduces you to Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the Indonesian language. “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia” is a collaboration between Voice of Indonesia, the Overseas Service of Radio Republik Indonesia, and the Language Centre and Development Agency at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. Today’s topic is “Di Bali”  which means “In Bali”. Stay Tuned!

You will listen to a conversation entitled " Baik Dipanggang di Oven maupun di Tungku "  which means " Whether Oven Roasted or Stove Roasted". This conversation takes place between Chris and a waitress at a restaurant in Bali. The waitress said that both stove-baked and oven-baked chicken betutu taste equally good. Let's listen to their conversation. (The conversation below is read by a designated narrator and is not translated). (Recorded conversation)

Chris (P)                  : Ayam betutu ini direbus atau dipanggang?

Pramusaji (W)         : Di restoran ini ayamnya dipanggang di tungku. Di tempat lain  

                                  mungkin dipanggang di oven.

Chris (P)                  : Apakah rasanya beda?

Pramusaji (W)         : Rasa ayam betutu, baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di

                                   oven, sama-sama enak.

After listening to the conversation, I will introduce you to some vocabulary related to today's material. I will pronounce it slowly. You can repeat it after me.

rasa  which means taste

ayam betutu  which means betutu chicken

dipanggang  which means roasted

tungku  which means stove

oven  which means oven

sama-sama  which means equally

enak  which means delicious

Rasa ayam betutu, baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di oven, sama-sama enak  which means the taste of chicken betutu, whether roasted on the stove or in the oven, is equally good.

direbus  which means boiled or stewed

restoran  which means restaurant

In the conversation, you hear the statement rasa ayam betutu, baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di oven, sama-sama enak  which means “the taste of betutu chicken is good, whether roasted on the stove or in the oven”.  In this statement, there is an expression baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di oven  which means "Whether roasted on the stove or in the oven".

The expression contains a connection between “ayam betutu dipanggang di tungku”  which means betutu chicken roasted on the stove and “di dalam oven”  which means in the oven which is paired by the conjuction “baik”  which means whether or both and “maupun”  which means or and and. The conjuction baik and maupun which means whether and or in the expression connects the parts of the sentence that states how betutu chicken being rosted in a stove and being roasted in an oven, which produces the same quality of taste.

Chris (P)                  : Ayam betutu ini direbus atau dipanggang?

Pramusaji (W)         : Di restoran ini ayamnya dipanggang di tungku. Di tempat lain  

                                  mungkin dipanggang di oven.

Chris (P)                  : Apakah rasanya beda?

Pramusaji (W)         : Rasa ayam betutu, baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di

                                   oven, sama-sama enak.

Betutu is a Balinese speciality that can be made from chicken or duck. The word betutu means 'a dish made from chicken or duck meat that is seasoned and cooked in a shell until the meat and bones are tender'. The special seasoning gives off a distinctive aroma of spices and can make the texture of the meat tender. Betutu was declared an Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Indonesian government in 2017.

Let's listen to other examples of the use of the conjunction baik  which means whether and maupun  which means or and and in other sentences.

Saya suka masakan ikan, baik ikan air laut maupun ikan air tawar  which means I like to eat both salted fish and freshwater fish.

Pemandangan bawah laut, baik di Wakatobi maupun di Lombok, sangat indah  which means The underwater landscape, both in Wakatobi and Lombok, is very beautiful. .

Listeners, that was today's this week's episode of "Let's Speak Bahasa Indonesia" with a conversation entitled "rasa ayam betutu, baik yang dipanggang di tungku maupun di oven, sama-sama enak  which means “the taste of betutu chicken is good, whether roasted on the stove or in the oven " Hopefully, today's topic is useful for those of you who want to know more about the Indonesian language. We meet again with more lessons. Thank you for your attention. Sampai Jumpa.