VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

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 Tolong cetak data ini?  in English ‘Please print this data’.

Read to this conversation about Tolong cetak data ini?which means ‘Please print this data’.Kevin wants to print an assignment at a computer rental service.

Kevin         : Mas Toni, tolong cetak ini

Mas Toni   : Baik

Kevin         : Terima kasih, Nama Foldernya Tugasku, ya mas

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

Tolong cetak data ini                   which means      please print the data

Baik                                                                     ok/alright

Terima kasih                                                     thank you

Nama Foldernya                                               name of the folder

Tugasku                                                             my assignment

The expression of tolong cetak data ini is an imperative sentence. To ask someone to do something for us, we can use the word tolong plus a verb or something we need for help. Like another expression, Tolong buka pintu”. To respond to the expression, we can use the word baik which means ‘ok’, when you can do it. But if you refuse to do it, you can use an expression maaf, tidak bisa, which means ‘sorry, I can’t’.