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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 ‘Buying Electricity Credit’ which means Membeli Pulsa Listrik.

Read to this conversation about ‘Buying Electricity Credit’ which means Membeli Pulsa Listrik. Kevin asked Rama how to buy electricity credit.

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

If you want to ask about the way or process, you can use the interrogative word bagaimana? In English ‘how’. To ask about the way, people usually use the expression bagaimana cara….? Which means ‘how to ….’ Like in the sentence Bagaimana cara membeli pulsa listriknya? Which means ‘how to buy electricity credit?’. To respond the expression Bagaimana cara ...?, you have to mention the process consecutively like the following example:

Kevin         : Bagaimana cara membeli pulsa listrik? In English ‘how to buy electricity credit?’

Rama         : Kamu bisa beli pulsa listrik di situs belanja daring. Caranya, pilih bagian pulsa dan tagihan, klik bagian listrik PLN. Selanjutnya,  masukkan nomor meter atau ID pelanggan, pilih jumlah pulsa, lalu bayar menggunakan opsi transfer bank... in English ‘you can buy electricity credit on the online shopping site. The ways are to select credit and bill, and then to click PLN. Afterward, enter the meter number or customer ID, select the number of credits you will buy, then pay by transfer bank option.’

In the Indonesian language, conjunction can be used to mention sequence of process, for example: kemudian, lalu, selanjutnya, and setelah itu in English ‘then’, ‘afterward’. The conjunction is also usually used to connect a main sentence with the clause.

For example: Masukkan nomor meter atau ID pelanggan, kemudian pilih jumlah pulsa  in English ‘enter meter numbers or customer ID, then select number of credits’.

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 ‘Watching Tanjidor’ which means Menyaksikan Tanjidor.

Read to this conversation about ‘Watching Tanjidor’ which means Menyaksikan Tanjidor.

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

If you want to ask something, you can use interrogative word apa which means ‘what’. You can add with pronoun, after the word apa. For example Apa ini? which means ‘what is this?’ or Apa itu ? which means ‘what is that?’. To respond the word apa, you can use definition sentences, for examples:

-Apa itu tanjidor? Which means ‘What is tanjidor?

-Tanjidor merupakan kesenian musik khas Betawi which means ‘Tanjidor is a typical musical art of Betawi’.

-Rombongan apa itu?  which means ‘what group is it?’

-O, itu  adalah rombongan tanjidor which means ‘It is a group of Tanjidor music.’

-Tanjidor itu apa? Which means ‘What is Tanjidor’?

-Tanjidor itu kesenian musik khas Betawi which means ‘Tanjidor is a typical musical art of Betawi’.

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 Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is Makanan Khas in English ‘Typical Food’.

Read to this conversation about  Makanan Khas  in English ‘Typical Food’. Kevin stopped at a food stall that sells typical food of Labuan Bajo.

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

If you want to order food, you can use the expression Saya mau pesan in English ‘I want to order’. If you want to ask about the taste of the food, you can use the interrogative sentence, Bagaimana rasanya? Or Seperti apa rasanya? In English ‘How does it taste?’ 

For examples:

Kevin                   : Permisi, bu. Saya pesan satu porsi ikan kuah asam  which

means ‘Excuse me. I want to order fish with sour soup’

Seller         : Baik. Apa Anda mau coba sayur pare? Which means ‘Ok.

Do you also want to taste bitter melon?

Kevin         : Seperti apa rasanya?  Which means ‘How does it taste?’

Seller         : Rasanya sedikit pahit dan pedas which means ‘a little bit bitter and spicy’

Kevin         :Kalau begitu, saya pesan satu porsi sayur pare which

means ‘Ok, I want to taste a portion of bitter melon’.

Seller                   : Ya, mohon tunggu sebentar  which means ‘wait a moment’.

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 Foto Bersama in English ‘Taking a picture together’.

Read to this conversation about Foto Bersama in English ‘Taking a picture together’.

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

If you want to invite unknown person to take a picture, you have better ask permission first by saying permisi in English ‘excuse me’. After asking permission, you can say your purposes. In the dialogue, Maria asks permission to take a picture with Kevin. She uses expression Permisi, apa saya boleh berfoto dengan Anda?  in English ‘excuse me, can I take a picture with you?’. While the word boleh is used to ensure that you are allowed to do something. You also can use expression Permisi, boleh saya berfoto dengan Anda? in English ‘excuse me, may I take a picture with you?’/’would you mind taking a picture with me?’, to invite someone to take a picture. 

To respond that expression, you can change the word Ya, bolehwhich means ‘sure’, with other expressions such as:

-Permisi, apa saya boleh berfoto dengan Anda?Which means ‘excuse me, may I take a picture with you?’

- Ya, silahkan/tentu saja  which means ‘sure’ or ‘my pleasure’.

But if you do not mind, you can answer with Maaf, saya tidak bisa which means ‘sorry’.

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.