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Hope We Can Meet Again (Mudah-mudahan Kita Bertemu Lagi)
Written by Maryati
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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, Culture, Research and Technology. Today’s topic is about Perpisahan which means Farewell.
Here is the conversation entitled Mudah-mudahan Kita Bertemu Lagiwhich means Hope We Can Meet Again. This conversation happens between Kevin and Nuni. Kevin is going back to Jakarta. He says farewell to Nuni. Let’s read to the conversation.
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Kevin |
Aku pulang, ya. |
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Nuni |
Iya. Hati-hati di jalan. Mudah-mudahan kita bertemu lagi. |
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Kevin |
Aamiin |
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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pulang |
(2x) which means go home |
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hati-hati di jalan |
(2x) which means take care |
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mudah-mudahan |
(2x) which means hopefully |
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semoga |
(2x) which means hopefully |
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bertemu lagi |
(2x) which means meet again |
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Aku pulang, ya |
(2x) which means I’m going home, ok |
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Mudah-mudahan kita bertemu lagi |
(2x) which means Hope we can meet again |
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Amin. |
(2x) which means Amen |
In the conversation, you hear the expression Mudah-mudahan kita bisa bertemu lagi (2x) which means Hope we can meet again. In the expression, there is the word mudah-mudahan (2x) which means hopefully. It is used to show hope. Another word to show hope is semoga (2x) which also means hopefully and aku berharap (2x) which means I hope. So, when you want to say farewell and hope to meet again, you can say Mudah-mudahan kita bisa bertemu lagi (2x) which means Hope we can meet again.
Let’s read to the other examples of a hope when saying farewell.
Kevin : Sampai jumpa. Mudah-mudahan kita bertemu lagi, ya (2x) which means See you. Hope we can meet again.
Nuni : Amin (2x) which means Amen
Kevin : Aku pulang, ya. Semoga kita jumpa lagi suatu hari nanti (2x) which means I’m going home, ok. Hope we can meet again one day.
Nuni : Amin. Kita pasti bertemu lagi (2x) which means Amen. We must meet again.
Indonesian people often say Hati-hati di jalan which means Take care to those who want to go. The expression shows care and hope that the person is safe on the way.
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.
