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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 vocabularies and tips on how to use them 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 Membeli Peralatan Mandi in English ‘Buying toiletries’.

Read to this conversation about Membeli Peralatan Mandi in English ‘Buying toiletries’. Kevin buys soap, toothbrush, toothpaste and shampoo at a grocery store.

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

If you want to buy something, you can say saya mau beli which means ‘I want to buy’, saya mencari which means ‘I am looking for’ or you can say

Apakah ada … which means ‘Is there ….’

While, if you want to ask the total price of goods you buy, you can say berapa total belanjaan saya? or berapa semuanya ? Which means ‘how much is the total?’. For example:

-Saya mau beli sepatu ini. Berapa harganya?Which means I want to buy these shoes, how much is it?’

-Harganya dua ratus ribu rupiahwhich means ‘It is two hundred thousand Rupiah’.

-Saya mencari sandal jepit. Apakah ada?  which means ‘Is there a flip flops?’ and the answer certainly ada or tidak ada which means ‘there is’ or ‘there is not’.

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.