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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 about Layanan Pesan Antar which means Delivery Service.
Here is the conversation entitled Bisa Diulang? which means Can You Repeat It, please? Kevin is calling a restaurant. He orders a fried chicken. The delivery service staff asks his address and asks him to repeat it in a friendly way. Let’s read to the conversation.
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Wanita |
Mau diantar ke mana, Pak? |
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Kevin |
Perumahan Lokacipta Nomor 1. (Kevin berbicara cepat dan seperti terputus-putus) |
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Wanita |
Maaf, bisa diulang? |
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Kevin |
Perumahan Lokacipta Nomor 1. (Kevin berbicara lebih lambat) |
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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Mau |
(2x) which means want |
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Diantar |
(2x) which means to be delivered |
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ke mana |
(2x) which means where |
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Bisa |
(2x) which means can |
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Diulang |
(2x) which means be repeated |
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Mau diantar ke mana, Pak? |
(2x) which means where do you want we to deliver it, Sir? |
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Perumahan Lokacipta Nomor 1 |
(2x) which means Lokacipta Housing Complex Number 1 |
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Maaf, bisa diulang? |
(2x) which means sorry, can you repeat it, please? |
In the dialog, you hear an apology Maaf, bisa diulang?which meansSorry, can you repeat it, please? The term can be used when you ask someone to repeat something. The key word is diulang or ulang which means be repeated or repeat. To sound polite, you may usebisa, boleh, tolongor mohonwhich meanscan, mayorpleasebefore the word diulangor ulang.
Let’s read to the other examples of asking someone to repeat something.
Kevin : Saya Kevin Smith which means I’m Kevin Smith
Wanita : Maaf, boleh diulang? which means Sorry, can you repeat it?
Kevin : Kevin Smith.
Kevin : Saya Kevin Smith which means I’m Kevin Smith
Wanita : Maaf, tolong ulang! which means Sorry, repeat it, please!
Kevin : Kevin Smith.
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.
