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This is “Mari Berbahasa Indonesia” or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia, which introduces Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in Indonesian language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia is a collaboration between Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research & Technology. Today’s topic is “Di Samarinda” (2x) which means “In Samarinda.”

Here is a conversation about “Tidak Sering” (2x) which means “rarely or not often”. Chris, a vlogger from Australia, was talking to a shipping company staff in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. The staff answered Chris’s question about how long it may take to ship his motorcycle from Samarinda to Bali.

Chris (P)         : Berapa lama motor saya sampai di Bali?

Petugas (W)   : Kira-kira dua minggu.

Chris (P)         : Oh, cukup lama. Tapi tepat waktu, ya?

Petugas (W)   : Bisa saja terlambat jika cuaca buruk. Namun, hal itu tidak sering

                           terjadi.

Here are some vocabulary and expressions related to today’s topic. “Tidak Sering” (2x) which means “rately or not often”. I will say it two times slowly, and please repeat after me.

In this conversation, there is the expression “Namun, hal itu tidak sering terjadi” (2x) which means “But, that rarely happens”. In the expression, there is the phrase tidak sering (2x) which means “rarely or not often”. The phrase tidak sering (2x) which means “rarely or not often", or something that happens in a low frequency like occasionally, or sometimes. In the complete expression, the phrase tidak sering (2x) which means “not often"or raely was used to tell that late shipping because of bad weather does not frequently happen.

Here are other examples.

Let’s listen to other uses of tidak sering (2x) which means “not often” or rarely.

Saya tidak sering mengunjungi keluarga di Bali (2x) which means I rarely visit my family in Bali or I don't often visit my family in Bali.

Chris tidak sering mengendarai mobil (2x) which means Chris rarely drives his car.

For your information, in Indonesia, motorcycles are a popular private vehicle. The annual motorcycle sales in Indonesia is around 5 million units. Indonesians prefer motorcycles because they are more affordable than cars. Motorcycles are also more flexible for daily use.

“Mari Berbahasa Indonesia” or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia introduces Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in Indonesian language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia is a collaboration between Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Research & Technology. Today’s topic is “Di Samarinda” (2x) which means “In Samarinda.”

Here isa dialogue entilted “Akan menepi” (2x) which means “will pull over”. The conversation is between Chris, a vlogger from Australia, and a tourism boat guide of Mahakam River, Samarinda. The tourism boat guide said they will pull over at a dock near to the Baitul Muttaqien Mosque.

Pemandu (W)   : Sebentar lagi kita akan sampai di Masjid Baitul Muttaqien, salah

                             satu ikon kota Samarinda. Masjid itu terletak di tepian Sungai

                             Mahakam ini.

Chris (P)           : Apakah kita akan mampir ke masjid itu?

Pemandu (W)   : Ya , nanti kita akan menepi di dermaga di dekat masjid.

Here are some vocabulary and expressions related to today’s topic. “Akan menepi” (2x) which means “Will pull over”. I will say it two times slowly, and please repeat after me.

In this conversation, there is the expression “Nanti kita akan menepi di dermaga di dekat masjid” (2x) which means “Later, we will pull over at a dock near the mosque”. In the expression, there is the word menepi (2x) which means “to pull over”. The word menepi (2x) which means “to pull over” in this context means the boat is going to the bank of Mahakam River.

Here are other examples of describing the destinations.

Mendarat “menuju ke darat “(2x) which means Land, “going to land”.  

Pesawat akan mendarat pukul 12 siang (2x) which means The plane will land at 12 pm.

Melaut “menuju ke laut” “(2x) which means Seaward, “going to the sea”.

Nelayan melaut untuk mencari ikan “(2x) which means Fishermen goes seaward to fish.

For your information, Mahakam River is the biggest river in East Kalimantan province. Mahakam River is also a main river in Kalimantan, which is known as the island with thousands of rivers. Besides Mahakam River, there are also other main rivers in Kalimantan namely Barito River, Martapura River, Kapuas River, and Kahayan River.

The Ministry of Industry has established cooperation in industrial vocational education and training with the Malikal Zentrum Institute (MZI), which is a representative of the German Senior Expert Service (SES) institution in Indonesia. This collaboration was confirmed in the signing of a memorandum of understanding regarding the development of industrial vocational education and training, which was represented by the Industrial Human Resources Development Agency,atthe Ministry of Industry.

Head of the Industrial Human Resources Development Agency, Masrokhan in Jakarta on Thursday (4/4) explained that this collaboration aims to ensure that human resources produced by the Ministry of Industry's vocational education unitare able to enter the German labor market. Furthermore,byimprovingthe competence of teaching staff, expertise sharing is carried out, includingskills from German experts through the SES and Ausbildung programs facilitated by MZI.

Masrokhanadded that the scope of the collaboration included preparatory training to take part in the Ausbildung program in Germany for alumni of vocational education units. Meanwhile, Ausbildung is a program to produce professional human resources, according to the latest industry standards in Germany.The duration of the Ausbildung program isaboutthree years, depending on the major or field of expertise taken. Healso said thatthere are 348 Ausbildung majors or areas of expertise that can be followed by training participants. During the program, participants are guided by professional Meister-certified mentors and at the middle and end of the program, participants are required to take a competency exam to ensure their skills meet German industry standards.Masrokhan hopes that this collaboration can be a pioneer for other collaborations to improve the quality of industrial vocations in Indonesia.

Yeh Sanih swimming pool is located in Sanih Village, Kubucepatan District, which is about 17 kilometers eastpartof Singaraja City, Bali. From the center of the capital city of Denpasar to these bathsittakes around 3 hours.

Yeh Sanih swimming pool has become famous as a tourismattraction for local residents since 1930. Different from other tourismswimming pools in Bali, the Yeh Sanih swimming pool has natural water, which comes from an original spring, called Yeh Kelebutan. The source of the water comes from an underground river flowing from Lake Batur.

There are 2 Yeh Sanih swimming pools. One swimming pool is for adults, because its depth reaches 1.5 meters, and anotheroneis for children.

Yeh Sanih swimming pool is unique, because the water is not salty, even though the location is very close to Lovina Beach. Besides, there is a myth that says, if a young couple bathes in the Yeh Sanih pool, their relationship will be more lasting. This myth is still believeduntiltoday.