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This is 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 (Kamu mau makan apa?) in English ‘What do you want to eat?’.

Read to this conversation about Kamu Mau Makan Apa? which means ‘What do you want to eat?’ Siti asks Kevin about the foods he wants to order. 

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

When you are going to eat with someone, you can ask them: Kamu mau makan apa? In English what do you want to eat? The word mau isusually used in an informal conversation. While in a formal situation you can use the word ingin. For example: Bapak/ Ibu ingin makan apa? which means ‘What would you like to eat, sir?’. To respond someone’s offer expression, you can answer directly to your choices of foods or repeating the offer expression.

For example:

-Kamu mau makan apa?             in English ‘What do you want to eat?’

-Nasi goreng, gado-gado                               ‘nasi goreng’, ‘gado-gado’

-Kamu mau makan apa?                                ‘What do you want to eat?’

-Saya mau makan nasi goreng                     ‘I want to eat nasi goreng’

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.  See you tomorrow with other interesting topics. Sampai jumpa!