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. 

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 is“Suara Terbanyak”which means “Majority Vote”.

Read to this conversation about “Suara Terbanyak”which means “Majority Vote”.

Kevin and Rama are walking on the sidewalk.

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today, namely “Suara Terbanyak”which means “Majority Vote”.

Comparative is used to compare two objects or people. In the dialog, Kevin asks the result of the general elections especially about which party that gets more votes. Then Rama answers Partai berbendera putih mendapat lebih banyak suara daripada partai berbendera hitam (2x) which means The white-flagged party got more votes than the black-flagged party. This sentence can be expressed in another way, which is Partai berbendera hitam mendapat lebih sedikit suara daripada partai berbendera putih (2x) which means The black-flagged party got less votes than the white-flagged party.

Here are other examples of comparative:

1. Haris lebih tinggi daripada Kevin (2x) which means Haris is taller than Kevin

2. Cabai rawit kurang pedas daripada cabai jalapeno (2x) which means Bird’s eye chili is less spicier than jalapeno

3. Lapangan sepakbola lebih luas daripada lapangan basket (2x) Football field is larger than basketball court

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.