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Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 still about Sakit which means Sick. 

Here is the conversation entitled Saya Sudah Mendaftar Via Teleponwhich means I Have Registered by Phone. This dialog is between Kevin and a clinic security officer. Let’s read to the conversation.

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to an expression Saya sudah mendaftar via telepon (2x) which means I have registered by phone. The expression is used to state a finished activity. There is the word sudah (2x) which means have. To state a finished activity, you can use the word sudah (2x) which means have before verb. For example: Saya sudah mendaftar via telepon (2x) which means I have registered by phone.

Let’s listen to the other examples:

Officer        : Apakah Bapak sudah mengambil obat? (2x) which means Have you got the medicine?

Kevin         : Ya. Saya sudah mengambil obat tadi (2x) which means Yes, I have

Mela : Apakah kamu sudah meminum obat? (2x) which means Have you taken the medicine?

Kevin : Ya. Aku sudah meminum obat (2x) which means Yes, I have

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 still about Sakit which means Sick. 

Here is the conversation entitled “Kira-kira Lima Belas Kilometer” which means “About Fifteen Kilometers”. This dialog is between Kevin and a taxi driver on the way to clinic. Let’s read to the conversation.

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to an expression “Kira-kira lima belas kilometer”   (2X) which means “About fifteen kilometers”. In the expression, there is the word kira-kira (2X) which means about. It used to estimate something, for example time, number, weight and measurement such as distance like in the dialog.

Other examples

Let’s listen to the usage of the word kira-kira in some other contexts.

Berapa jumlah pasien hari ini? (2X) which means How many patients are there today?

Kira-kira dua puluh orang (2X) which means About twenty people

Berapa berat badan anak Ibu? (2X) which means How much does your child weigh?

Kira-kira empat kilogram (2X) which means About four kilograms

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 still about Sakit which means Sick. 

Here is the conversation entitled “Kira-kira Pukul 14.30” which means “At About 14.30”. This dialog is between Kevin and a clinic staff. They talk on the phone. The clinic staff gives estimated time to Kevin to come to the clinic. Let’s listen to the conversation.

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to an expression Kira-kira pukul 14.30 (2x) which means At about 14.30. In the expression, there is the word kira-kira (2x) which means about. It is used to show estimated time.

Besides the word kira-kira (2x) which means about, the word sekitar (2x) which means around can be used to show estimated time.

Here are the other examples to show estimated time.

Kevin               : Pukul berapa saya harus tiba di klinik? (2x) which means What time should I arrive at the clinic?

Clinic staff: Kira-kira pukul 14.30 (2x) which means at about 14.30

Kevin               : Pukul berapa saya harus tiba di klinik? (2x) which means What time should I arrive at the clinic?

Clinic staff : Sekitar pukul 14.30 (2x) which means at around 14.30

In the dialog, you hear the clinic staff tells the time empat belas tiga puluh (2x) which means fourteen thirty. Indonesia uses 24-hour clock, which is zero zero until fifty nine minutes past twenty three. However, time telling may vary. Fourteen thirty can be said pukul empat belas lewat tiga puluh menit (2x) which means thirty minutes past fourteen, pukul dua tiga puluh siang (2x) which means two thirty and pukul setengah tiga siang (2x) which means half past two.

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 still about Sakit which means Sick. 

Here is the conversation entitled “Apakah Dokter Ani Praktik Siang Ini?” which means “Is Doctor Ani Available This Afternoon?. This dialog is between Kevin and registration officer in a clinic. They talk on the phone. Let’s read to the conversation.

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to a question Apakah dokter Ani praktik siang ini? (2x) which means Is doctor Ani available this afternoon? In the question, there is the word apakah (2x) which means is. It aims to confirm information that someone wants to know specifically like if someone comes or not, works or not or if a doctor is available at a certain time or not.

Let’s listen to another example of a question to confirm information.

Kevin                             : Apakah dokter Ani sudah datang? (2x) which means Has doctor Ani come?

Petugas klinik     : Belum (2x) which means not yet.

In social interaction, Indonesian people pays much attention to social relationship. For example, the clinic officer uses the word beliau(2x) which means she in a formal context instead of dia (2x) in an informal context. The word beliau(2x) which means she is the third pronoun for someone we respect.

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language.