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Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Today’s topic is still about Transportasi which means Transportation.
Here is the conversation entitled Dengan Aplikasi which means With Application.Kevin takes online taxi and it has arrived. Kevin tells the driver that he will pay with application, not cash. Let’s read to the conversation.
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Kevin |
Kiri di depan, Pak. |
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Sopir taksi |
Baik |
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Kevin |
Saya membayar dengan aplikasi, kan? |
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Sopir taksi |
Iya, benar. Terima kasih, Pak |
After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.
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Kiri |
(2x) which means left |
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di depan |
(2x) which means in the front |
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Membayar |
(2x) which means pay |
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Dengan |
(2x) which means with |
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Aplikasi |
(2x) which means application |
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Benar |
(2x) which means right |
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kiri di depan, Pak. |
(2x) which means front left, please |
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saya membayar dengan aplikasi, kan? |
(2x) which means I pay it with application, right? |
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iya, benar. |
(2x) which means yes, that’s right |
In the dialog, you hear Kevin say Saya membayar dengan aplikasi, kan? (2x) which means I pay it with application, right? In the expression, there is the word dengan (2x) which means with.It is used to explain a way, tool accompaniment and many more. In the dialog context between Kevin and the taxi driver, the word dengan means using with a tool. The phrase dengan aplikasi (2x) which means with application in the sentence is functioned as a description. For example, Saya membayar dengan aplikasi (2x) which means I pay with application.
Let’s read to the other examples.
Kevin : Saya membayar dengan uang tunai (2x) which means I pay it cash
Sopir taksi : Baik, Pak (2x) which means Alright, Sir
Sopir taksi : Saya mencari jalan dengan Google Maps (2x) which means I’m finding roads with Google Maps
Kevin : Oh, begitu (2x) which means Oh, I see
In the dialog, you hear Kevin say Kiri di depan (2x) which means Front left. Literally, the word kiri means left. However, in the dialog context, Kiri di depan means stops in the front. The word kiri is associated with stop because in Indonesia vehicles stop on the left.
That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language.
