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Next, it is a conversation about "Mengambil Bagasi" or in English “Taking the Bagage”. The conversation is between Tony (A) a British man,  and (B) an airport officer at Adi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta. Let’s follow the conversation :

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and idioms related to the topic today.

To ask about location or place, you can use the word “di mana”? In today’s  conversation, Tony ask about the baggage claim.

Tony  :  Di mana tempat mengambil bagasi? (2X) In English: where is the baggage claim?

To answer the question you can say the location which is started with the preposition “di”

For example : Di sana, di ban berjalan nomor 3

Another example :

Tony  : Di mana Anjungan Tunai Mandiri (ATM)? In English: Where is the Automated Teller Mechine (ATM)?

Officer : Di sana                     In English      Over there

              Di lantai dua                                   On the second floor

When showing location or something, Indonesian people usually use the right hand, both with their index finger, thumb or all five fingers. Showing something by using left hand is considered impolite.

That was Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia, a lesson in bahasa Indonesia  or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia. We also hold monthly quiz with many interesting prizes.

The conversation is about "TRANSPORTASI UMUM" or in English ‘PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION’. The conversation is between Tony (A) a British man, and Sinta (C). They are on the plane on the way to Yogyakarta.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and idioms related to the topic today. 

To ask about whether the public transportation in Yogja is available or not, you can say “Apakah di Jogja ada transportasi umum?” in English “Is there any public transportation in Yogyakarta? If you want to ask about the existence of a kind of public transportation like express train, you can say “Apakah di Jogja ada kereta api cepat? in English “Is there any express train in Jogja”?

To answer the question, you just say,”Ya, ada.” or “Tidak ada”. You also can say in a complete answer “Ya, di Jogja ada transportasi umum” in English “Yes, there is public transportation in Jogja”. Or “Di Jogja tidak ada transportasi umum” in English “No, there is not public transportation in Jogja.”

To know about what kinds of public transportation, you can say “ada transportasi apa saja?”  In English “What kinds of transportation are there?”  To answer the question, you can say “Ada bus kota, ada taksi, ada kereta, ada becak” in English “There are city buses, taxis, trains and Becaks (pedicab)”.

There are many kinds of public transportation in Indonesia. So, you do not need to worry if you visit Indonesia, especially big cities like Bandung, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Medan and certainly Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.