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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 Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is ‘What would you like to eat/drink?’ (Mau Pesan apa?).

Read to this conversation about ‘What would you like to eat/drink?’ (Mau Pesan apa?). Kevin orders a sweet Iced tea at canteen.

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

When you order a drink, you can say, Boleh lihat menunya? Which means ‘Can I see the menu list’. Saya mau pesan minum which means I want to order a drink’. Ada daftar menunya ? which means ‘Can I see the list of foods’ / ‘menu list’.

Apa minuman yang paling laris? Which means ‘What is the best-selling drink?’. 

In the dialogue, Kevin uses the sentence Saya mau pesan minum which means ‘I want to order a drink’。After saying that, Ibu Kantin replies by saying Mau pesan minuman apa? which means ‘What would you like to drink?’.

Kevin doesn't know what drinks are provided in the canteen. So, he asks for a menu list. The menu list is usually listed on the storefront or put on the table at the canteen. When Kevin sees the menu list, he orders a drink by saying Saya pesan es teh manis, ya Bu which means ‘I ordered sweet iced tea’.

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.  

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 Ordering Online Taxi (Memesan Ojek Daring).

Read to this conversation about Ordering Online Taxi (Memesan Ojek Daring). Kevin orders an online taxi, but he doesn’t know the pick-up location. Then, Kevin asks the station officer.

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

When going somewhere, sometimes you are confused to find the location of a place. On that situation, you have to ask someone by saying Permisi, tahukah Anda di mana ...? which means ‘Excuse me, do you know where the location is?

In the dialogue, Kevin says Permisi Pak, di mana lokasi penjemputan ojek daring? Which means ‘excuse me, where is the pick-up location of online taxi?’

If you want to ask about the direction of the location, you also can ask someone to get the direction. You can use the expression Ke mana arah menuju ...? which means ‘where is the direction to …?’.

To respond to someone when they ask about direction but you don't know it, you can say Maaf, saya tidak tahu which means ‘I don’t know’ or maaf, saya tidak mengetahui daerah  ini which means ‘sorry,  I don’t know this area exactly’ or Maaf saya baru datang ke daerah ini which means ‘sorry I’ve just come to this area’.

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.

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 Please Take a Seat or Please Sit Down  (Silakan duduk).

Read to this conversation about Please Sit Down (Silakan duduk). Kevin gives his seat to a mother at Commuter train (KRL).

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

To express welcome, we usually initiate with the word silakan which means ‘please’. When you ask for someone to sit down, you can say silakan duduk which means ‘please sit down’. In the dialogue, Kevin asks for a mother at the commuter train (KRL) to sit; Silakan duduk di sini, Bu which means ‘please take a seat here’. The mother responds by saying Maaf, merepotkan which means ‘sorry to disturb you’. The phrase is usually expressed when someone feels themselves disturbing others.

Then, the mother says terima kasih which means ‘thank you’, because Kevin has taken her a seat.

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.

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 Buying Train Ticket (Membeli Tiket Kereta).

Read to this conversation about Buying Train Ticket (Membeli Tiket Kereta). Kevin will take the commuter train KRL with Rama, but he missed his electronic money card. Kevin buys another KRL ticket.

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

If you want to buy tiket KRL or a commuter ticket, you can use the expression, Saya mau beli tiket which means ‘I want to buy a ticket’. Usually, the officer will ask you by saying Mau ke stasiun mana, Pak/bu? which means  ‘What station are you going to?’/’what station will you go to?’. After that, the officer will ask you Sekali jalan atau pulang pergi? Which means ‘for one way or round trip?’. In the dialogue, Kevin wants to buy one-way ticket; he says Sekali jalan which means ‘one- way’. Then, Kevin asks about the ticket price, Berapa harganya, Pak? Which means ‘how much?’. After the ticket officer mentions the ticket price, he/she will say Bayar dengan uang tunai, ya, Pak which means ‘please pay in cash’.

If you want to buy tickets at the counter, payment is usually done in cash. But if you want to make non-cash transactions, you can use electronic money. You can find automatic ticket purchasing machine at the rail station. The machine is completed with responsive sensor and cannot receive bad money. You can use the machine as an alternative way when the ticket counter is full of queues.  If you have problems in operating this machine, you can ask the station staff who always standby around this machine for assistance.

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.