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Memperkenalkan diri (Introducing oneself)

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Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio. We introduce some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is Memperkenalkan Diri   in English ‘Introduce oneself’.

Read to this conversation about Memperkenalkan Diri  which means ‘Introduce oneself’. Kevin asks Rama and Eko about their origin, instead, they also ask about Kevin's origin.

Rama         : Asal kamu dari mana, Kevin?

Kevin         : Aku dari Australia. Kamu?

Rama         : Aku dari Palu.

Kevin         : Kalau kamu, Eko?

Eko            : Aku dari Lombok.

Now, I am going to introduce the vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today.

Asal                               which means                Origin

Dari mana                                                           From where                 

Asal kamu dari mana?                                                Where do you come from?

Aku dari Palu.                                                     I am from Palu.

Aku dari Lombok.                                               I am from Lombok.

In the conversation, there is an expression Asal kamu dari mana? The expression is usually used to ask about someone’s origin.  To answer the question, you only need to mention your region of origin.

For example:

Rama         : Asal kamu dari mana?

Kevin         : Aku dari Australia.

Additional information:

To ask about someone’s origin, you also can use expressions such as:

-Dari mana kamu berasal?

-Dari mana asalmu?

To answer the question, you can use the word dari.

The expression is dari Australia.Or in a complete expression Aku berasal dari Australia.

For examples:

Rama         : Dari mana kamu berasal?

Kevin         : Aku berasal dari Australia.

Rama         : Dari mana asalmu?

Kevin         : Dari Australia.

That was “Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia”, a lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition will be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia.   

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