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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 Berbelanjawhich means Shopping. 

Here is the conversation entitled Bisa Bayar dengan Kartu Kredit? which means Can I Pay with a Credit Card? This conversation happens between Kevin and a clerk. Kevin wants to buy a batik shirt with a credit card. Let’s read to the conversation.

After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the conversation, you hear Kevin ask Bisa bayar dengan kartu kredit? which meansCan I pay with a credit card?You can ask the question when you want to pay with a credit  card. You can replace the phrase kartu kredit which means credit cardwith kartu debit which means debit card or the name of the other payment service applications.In addition, you can use the expression Bisa pakai kartu debit? which means Can I pay with a debit card? So, when you want to know if the payment can be done by using a credit card or not, you can use the expressions Bisa bayar dengan kartu kredit? or Bisa pakai kartu kredit?

Let’s read to the other examples of expressions to know if the payment can be done cashless or not.

Man            : Bisa bayar dengan kartu debit? (2x) which means Can I pay with a debit card?

Woman      : Maaf, tidak bisa (2x) which means Sorry, you can’t

Woman      : Bisa pakai kartu debit? (2x) which means Can I pay with a debit card?

Man            : Bisa, Pak (2x) which means Yes, you can

In the traditional market, people sell and buy many kinds of daily needs such as foodstuff and clothes. Usually, the prices of goods are cheaper than in the mall, especially if you can bargain. If you go to the market, you should provide cash for payment. Most of sellers in the market only serve payment with cash.

Thatwas “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language.