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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 and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Today’s  topic is Cuaca or ‘Weather’.

Next  is a conversation between Tony and Tour Guide at Prambanan Temple area. They are talking about the weather.

Tony                    : Oh, panas sekali. Berapa suhunya ?

Tour Guide     : Tiga puluh derajat celcius.                                             

Tony                            : Wow !                                  

Tour Guide     : Berapa suhu di London pada musim panas ?       

Tony                            : Mmmm, sekitar dua puluh tiga derajat.

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.

- Suhu                                                 which means temperature                       

- Berapa suhunya ?                                                   What is  the temperature

- Tiga puluh derajat celcius                                      thirty centrigate degrees 

- Berapa suhu di London pada musim panas? What is the temperature in

                                                                       London in the summer?

- Sekitar 23 derajat                                                               about 23  degrees     

To know air temperature when you are talking, you can say: Berapa suhunya?. When you want to knowthe air temperature of a country (such as in London) or region in certain season, you can say:

Berapa suhu di London pada musim panas? which means ‘what is the temperature in summer in London?’

Berapa suhu udara pada musim dingin? which means ‘what is the temperature in winter?’.

If you know the temperature exactly, you can mention it, but if you do not know you can use the word sekitar, kurang lebih.

For example :

A : Berapa suhunya ?   which means   ‘what is the temperature?’

B : Kurang lebih dua puluh tiga derajat   which means   ‘it is about 23 degrees’