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‘Where is this bookshelf located?’ (Di mana Letak rak Buku Ini?)
Written by Maryati
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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 Di mana Letak rak Buku Ini? in English ‘Where is this bookshelf located?’.
Read to this conversation about Di mana Letak Rak Buku Ini?which means ‘Where is this bookshelf located?. Kevin looks for BIPA book and asks the librarian where the bookshelf is.
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Kevin |
Permisi , Pak. |
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Librarian |
Iya. |
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Kevin |
Di mana letak buku BIPA? |
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Librarian |
Di rak bagian bahasa Indonesia. |
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Kevin |
Letak raknya di mana, ya? |
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Librarian |
Rak keempat dari belakang. Di sebelah rak bahasa asing. |
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Kevin |
Terima kasih , Pak. |
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Librarian |
Sama-sama. |
Now, I am going to introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today.
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Di manakah letak rak buku BIPA? |
(2X) which means |
Where is the bookshelf of BIPA located? |
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Di mana letak....? |
Where is it? |
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Letaknya di mana? |
Where is it? |
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Rak |
shelf |
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Di belakang |
behind |
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Di sebelah |
beside |
When you want to ask about the place of an object, you can use the word di mana which means ‘where?’. The answer for the word di mana usually mentioning the place or direction, such as:
- di sebelah which means beside/next to
- di belakang behind
- di samping beside
- di depan in front
For example:
- Di mana rumah Sinta? Which means Where is Sinta’s house?
- Rumah Sinta di sebelah kantor pos Sinta’s house is beside/next
to the post office.
In addition to di mana, you can also use the words ke mana and dari manato ask about the place or location. For examples:
- dia pergi ke mana? Which means ‘Where does she/he go?’. This question can be answered with an expression: Dia pergi ke rumah nenek which means ‘He/she goes to grandma’s house’.
- dari mana anda berasal? Which means ‘Where are you from/where do you come from?’. The answer is Saya berasal dari Jakarta which means ‘I am from Jakarta’/‘I come from Jakarta’.
That was “Let’s Speak Bahasa 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.
