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Welcome back to “Mari Berbahasa Indonesia” or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia, which introduces Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in Indonesian language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia is a collaboration between Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research & Technology. Today’s topic is “Di Bima” which means “In Bima.”
Here is a conversation about “Bolehkah” which means “Can I”. The conversation is between Chris, a vlogger from Australia, and a local of Bima who owned a traditional building at Maria tourism village, Bima Regency. After watching a horse race, Chris asked for permission to enter the traditional building.
Chris (P) : “ Unik sekali rumah ini.
Warga lokal (W) : Dulu bangunan ini digunakan sebagai rumah dan tempat
menyimpan padi. Sekarang bangunan ini hanya menjadi
objek wisata budaya dan sejarah.
Chris (P) : Bolehkah saya masuk?
Warga lokal (W) : Boleh. Mari, silakan.
Here are some vocabulary and expressions related to today’s topic “Bolehkah” (2x) which means “Can I”.
|
bolehkah (2x) |
which means Can |
|
saya (2x) |
which means I |
|
masuk (2x) |
which means Come in |
|
Bolehkah saya masuk? (2x) |
which means Can I come in? |
|
unik (2x) |
which means Unique |
|
bangunan (2x) |
which means Building |
|
Objek wisata (2x) |
which means Tourism object |
In this conversation, you hear the expression “Bolehkah saya masuk?” (2x)which means “Can I come in?”. In the expression there is the word “bolehkah” (2x)which means “Can I?”, which is followed by an activity they want to do.
In the expression there is the word “bolehkah” which means “Can I?” which is followed by “saya masuk” (2x) which means “come in”. So the expression“ Bolehkah saya masuk?” (2x) which means “Can I come in” which means asking for permission to enter the building.
Other example.
Here is another use of “bolehkah” (2x) which means “Can I” to ask for permission in other sentences.
Bolehkah kami datang ke perayaan itu? (2x) which means Can we come to the celebration?
Bolehkah saya duduk di kursi ini? (2x) which means Can I come to the chair?
Maria village is one of the tourism villages in Wawo, Bima Regency, West Nusa Tenggara. In the tourism village, there is the uma lengge. In the language of Mbojo, uma lengge means “a house with a high and cone-shaped ceiling”. In the past, uma lengge was used as a house and storage for harvest.
