Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesianvocabulary 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 isstill about liburan or holiday.

Read to the conversation about Mengapa Kamu Suka Pergi ke Pantai?which means Why Do You Like Going to the Beach? This conversation is between Kevinand his workmate. 

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

In the dialog, you listen to a question Mengapa kamu suka pergi ke pantai? (2x) which meansWhy do you like going to the beach?In the question, there is a wordmengapa (2x) which means why. In Indonesian, the question word mengapa is used to ask the reason why something happens. For example, Mengapa kamu suka pergi ke pantai? (2x) which means Why do you like going to the beach?To answer the question, it uses the word karena (2x) which means because. For example, Karena di pantai aku bisa bermain ombak (2x) which means Because I can play waves at the beach.

Besides karena, another expression to state a reason is sebab (2x) which means cause.

Here are other examples of conversation to ask and say a reason:

Mengapa kamu suka pergi ke pantai? (2x) which means Why do you like going to the beach?

Karena di pantai aku bisa bermain ombak. (2x) which means Because I can play waves at the beach.

Mengapa kamu suka pergi ke pantai? (2x) which means Why do you like going to the beach?

Sebab di pantai aku bisa bermain ombak. (2x) which means Cause I can play waves at the beach.

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 “Berlibur ” which means “Going on Holiday”. 

Read to the conversation entitled “Aku Suka Berjalan-jalan ke Pantai” which means “I Like Going to the Beach”. This conversation is betweenKevin from Australia with his colleague, Mela, when planning a weekend holiday. Mela tells him a tourist place that she likes. 

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 the statement “Aku Suka Berjalan-jalan ke Pantai” (2X) which means “I Like Going to the Beach”. InIndonesian, the word suka (2X) which means like is used to show something that we like. Berjalan-jalan ke pantai (2X) which means going to the beach is something thatMela likes. To show something that we like, the word suka is placed before the thing that someone likes such as activity, someone, food or many other things.For example:

Aku suka berjalan-jalan ke pantai (2X) which means I like going to the beach.

Another example to show preference is when your friend is sick, you can say:

Kamu suka minuman apa? (2X) which means what drink do you like?

Aku suka jus (2X) which means I like juice

Kamu suka makanan apa? (2x) which means what food do you like?

Aku suka salad (2x) which means I like salad

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. 

Let’s Speak Indonesian is 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 “Ajakan/mengajak” which means “Invitation/invite”. Stay tuned.

Read to the conversation about “Ajakan/mengajak” which means “Invitation/invite”. This conversation is between Kevinand Melawhen they are planning a weekend holiday. Kevin asks Mela, his workmate, to go to the beach. 

Pre-recorded:

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 Ayo, kita berjalan-jalan ke pantai! (2x) which means Let’s take a walk to the beach. In Indonesian, the word ayo! (2x) which means let’s go! is used to invite someone. The word ayo isplaced before the dialog topic. For example: Ayo, kita berjalan-jalan ke pantai! (2x) which means Let’s take a walk to the beach!

Besides ayo, another expression of invitation is yuk (2x) which means let’s go. This interjection is used when talking with a friend. It can be placed before or after the dialog topic. 

For examples: 

Kevin   : Mela, yuk, kita berjalan-jalan ke pantai!

Mela    : Yuk!

Kevin   : Mela, kita berjalan-jalan ke pantai, yuk!

Mela    : Yuk!

When inviting someone that you know well, Indonesians usually use the words yuk or ayo. However,to invite someone respected or someone that you do not know well yet, they usually use the word mari (2x) which means let’s go. For example: Mari kita pergi! (2x) which means Let’s go!

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 “Semoga Saya Bisa Bekerja Dengan Baik”which means “I Hope I Can Work Well”.

Read to the conversation about “Semoga Saya Bisa Bekerja Dengan Baik”which means “I Hope I Can Work Well”. This conversation is between Kevin from Australia with his colleague, Ayu, in their office. 

Pre-recorded:

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 the statement “Semoga saya bisa bekerja dengan baik” (2X) which means “I hope I can work well”.  In Indonesian language, the expression semoga (2X) which means hopefully is used to show hope. Semogais followed by an expression about the hope. For example, Saya bisa bekerja dengan baik (2X) which means I can work well. Besidessemoga, another hope expression inIndonesian is mudah-mudahan (2X) which also means hopefully.

For example:

-Selamat datang di kantor kami  (2X) which means Welcome to our office.

-Terima kasih. Mudah-mudahan saya bisa bekerja dengan baik (2X) which means Thank you. Hopefully I can work well.

To a friend who is sick, you can say:

Semoga cepat sembuh  (2X) which means get well soon.

To a friend who is having a birthday, you can say:

Semoga panjang umur (2X) which means wish you long life.

To a friend who will do a test or face a challenge, you may say:

Semoga sukses (2X) which means good luck.

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.