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Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesian,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Today’s topic is Musim or ‘Season’.
Next is a conversation between Tony and Tour Guide at Prambanan Temple area. They are talking about the season.
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Tony |
“Cuacanya panas sekali.” |
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Pemandu wisata |
“Ya. Sekarang sedang musim kemarau.” |
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Tony |
“Oh, Di Indonesia ada dua musim. Benar?” |
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Pemandu wisata |
“Ya , musim kemarau dan musim hujan.” |
As usual, after the conversation, I’ll introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly, and twice. You can follow after me.
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Cuacanya panas sekali |
(2X) in English |
The weather is extremely hot |
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Musim |
Season |
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Di Indonesia ada dua musim |
There are two seasons in Indonesia. |
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Sekarang sedang musim kemarau |
Now, it is dry season. |
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Musim kemarau dan musim hujan |
Dry and rainy seasons |
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Di Amerika ada empat musim |
America has four seasons. |
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Musim panas |
Summer |
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Musim dingin |
Winter |
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Musim semi |
Spring |
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Musim gugur |
Autumn |
There are two seasons in Indonesia, namely the dry season and the rainy season. In Indonesian language, you can say, Di Indonesia ada dua musim, yaitu musim kemarau dan musim hujan.
Another example to mention the season in your country: Di Amerika ada empat musim, yaitu musim panas, musim semi, musim gugur dan musim dingin which mean ‘there are four seasons in America, namely summer, winter, spring and autumn’.
