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LET'S SPEAK BAHASA INDONESIA 08 FEBRUARY 2017

Hello listener wherever you are, welcome back to Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia, a segment which invites you to learn Bahasa Indonesia. Today, we feature a topic entitled “Di Terminal Bis“ which in English means “At the Bus Terminal”. 

As usual, I will introduce you to the vocabulary and expressions that relate to today’s topic of conversation. I’ll say the sentence twice
slowly and you can repeat after me.

Terminal Bis    In English      Bus terminal
Bis     In English      Bus
Berangkat       In English      To go or to leave
Jam berapa      In English      What time
Jam lima        In English      Five o’clock
Terlambat       In English      Be late
Tetapi  In English      But
Bisa    In English      Can
Naik    In English      To get on

Now, we give you an example of conversation entitled “Di Terminal Bis” or in English means “At the Bus Terminal”. The conversation is between A. DANU and B. IMAM .

A :     Permisi, Pak!   In English      Excuse me, sir!

B :     Ya, ada yang bisa saya bantu?           In English      Yes, can I help you ?

A :     Bis ke Bandung berangkat  jam berapa?           In English      What time will the Bus to Bandung leave ?

B :     Ke Bandung? Sudah berangkat jam 5 pagi tadi.    In English      To Bandung?  The bus has already left at 5 a.m.

A :     Wah, saya terlambat.    In English      Oh, I am late.

B :     Ya, tetapi, anda bisa naik  bis yang lain.      In English      But, you can go to Bandung by another bus.

A :     Baiklah, saya akan naik kereta lain saja.       In English      Alright, I will go by another bus.

Terima kasih, pak!      In English      Thank  you,  sir!

That was today’s Let's Speak Bahasa Indonesia. Hopefully, it can be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia. We'll see you again next week with a different topic .Thanks for your attention . See you and Sampai Jumpa .

Welcome to “Indonesian Wonder”, a daily segment featuring tourism, culinary arts, fine arts and culture from various regions across Indonesia. In today’s edition, we will invite you to Purworejo regency. Purworejo is one of the regencies in Central Java. The regency has many interesting natural tourism destinations to visit. For natural tourism, Purworejo relies on beaches in its southern part namely "Ketawang Beach", "Keburuhan Beach (Pasir Puncu)," Jatimalang Beach ", some caves like "Selokarang Cave" and "Sendang Sono Cave" as well as "Curug Muncar" waterfall with 40 meters high. There is also Pencu Cave in Ngandagan village formed like fort in the Dutch East Indies. In addition to the popular tourism attraction earlier, Purworejo also has a hidden tourism attraction, which is still beautiful and not much visited by tourists, but its natural beauty is quite popular compared to other tourism attraction in Purworejo. His object called Taman Sidhandhang or Shidandhang park. The name of Sidhandang comes from the form of waterfall which looks like dandang (traditional rice cooking). So if you visit this tourism object, you will find a giant ‘dandang’ replica at the entrance gate of the park. Taman Sidhandhang located in the Menoreh hills, precisely located in the Kedungrante hamlet, Kaliogono Village, Kaligesing subdistrict, Purworejo, Central Java. It is easy to find the location of Taman Sidhandhang, because it is located right on the main road of Kaligesing. To get into this object, you are required to pay a ticket of 3,000 Rupiah. Taman Sidhandhang is managed by the local community. The park which was officially opened for public since 2015 has 3 waterfalls with diverse forms and heights. In addition to waterfall tours, in this location there are also artificial gardens with a variety of plants, and kedung (pond) in some parts of the river. The water is very clear with different depth. There is a 30 centimeter deep pool for children's area. There is a pond with 50 to 100 centimeters depth and a pool with more than 5 meters for adults. For those who want to play water in the 5 meters pool you do not need to worry, because there is a rental buoy prepared by the park’s manager. Besides playing water in Taman Sidhandhang, you can also walk around and sitting in the garden with green plants around it. For those who like challenges, you can try adrenaline test by tracing the river or canyoning. Canyoning is a river-based and waterfall based activities by using various techniques such as reppeling and swimming. The canyoning activity begins with a briefing from the operator, followed by warming up. After that, you will be guided to install a safety belt in your body.  Next, you will be invited along the river. After traveling a considerable distance, you will arrive at the peak of the waterfall, where you have to go down by using a rope. No need to worry, because the manager has checked all the security. That was the regular Indonesian Wonder for today with the topic “Taman Sidhandhang or Sidhandhang Park”.

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Lombok island is well-known to have amazing beaches, especially the ones at the South of Lombok island. One of which is Tanjung Aan beach. One thing which makes Tanjung Aan beach different from other beaches in Lombok is that its sand has globular shape like pepper. Tanjung Aan beach is the right place for someone who likes snorkeling and swimming. Because the wave at the beach is quite calm with a relatively shallow depth.

Tanjung Aan beach is surrounded by some hills. You can easily reach the hills to see beautiful scenery of Tanjung Aan beach from the height.  Around the beach, you can see wooden umbrellas with rice straws as their roof. And one of ways to enjoy Tanjung Aan beach is by lying down under the umbrella while enjoying young coconuts sold at the beach. If you are hungry, you can choose restaurant which provides various kinds of food from another region and local typical menus.

Tanjung Aan beach is located around 75 kilometers from Mataram city.  If you are from Mataram city by using private vehicle, you will spend around 1 and half hours through the route of Mataram-Cakranegara-Kediri-Praya-Batunyale-Sengkol-Rambitan-Sade-Kuta and Tanjung Aan. If you do not have private vehicle, we suggest you to rent motorcycle or car from Mataram to go to the beach.

Before you visit Tanjung Aan beach, there are some preparations which must be noticed such as cash money because there is not ATM. Due to hot weather, we also suggest you to bring sunglasses, hat and sunblock. Please use comfortable footwear for climbing the hills at Tanjung Aan beach. And the most important thing is that do not forget to bring camera to take picture of the beauty of the beach. If you do not have or forget to bring your snorkeling equipment, you do not have to worry because there is snorkeling rental. And the right time to snorkel is towards afternoon because the sea water starts rising and makes the beach easy for surfing.

 This is RRI World Service VOI in Jakarta with Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia, a lesson in Bhs Indonesia or the Indonesian language, which introduces   some  Indonesian vocabulary and  guides  you to use them in a conversation . Today’s topic is “Belanja Bahan-bahan Kue” or  in English “Buying Cakes Ingredients”.

First, I’ll introduce some Indonesian vocabulary and idioms related to the topic today . I’ll say each word slowly, twice and you can follow after me.

Next is a conversation on  “Belanja Bahan-bahan Kue” or  in English “Buying Cake’s Ingredients” . As usual I’ll say every sentence  slowly, twice, and you can follow after me .  The conversation is between LUSI (A)  and INA (B)  .

That was Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia . A lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio . Until next week with another topic, sampai jumpa .