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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 about “Kerja dari Rumah” which means“Work from Home”.

Here is the conversation entitled “Punya Nomor Ponselnya?” which means“Do You Have His Phone Number?”. This dialog happens when Kevin calls Mela. He asks the phone of number of his workmate. Let’s read to the conversation.

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

In the dialog, you hear a sentence Punya nomor ponsel Pak Indra, tidak? (2X)which means Do you have Mr. Indra’s phone number? In daily speech, a question which ends with tidak (2X) or not and have a high tone in the end is an expression to know if someone has or does something or not. In the dialog context betweenMela and Kevin, Kevin wants to know if Mela has Mr. Indra’s phone number or not by asking Punya nomor ponsel Pak Indra, tidak? (2X) which means Do you have Mr. Indra’s phone number? Another question that you can use is Apakah kamu mempunyai nomor ponsel Pak Indra?      (2X) which means Do you have Mr. Indra’s phone number?

Other examples

Let’s read to the other examples to know if someone has something or not.

- Punya catatan rapat tadi siang, tidak? (2X) which means Do you have minutes of the meeting this afternoon?

- Punya (2X) which means Yes, I do

Other examples:

- Apakah kamu mempunyai catatan rapat tadi siang? (2X) which means Do you have minutes of the meeting this afternoon?

- Tidak punya (2X) which means No, I don’t

In daily speech, the sentence is usually short and relatively incomplete. However, the speakers already know the context. For example, Kamu punya nomor Pak Indra, tidak?  (2X) which means Do you have Mr. Indra’s number?

The word number in the sentence is actually unclear yet. But because the context is known, the speakers usually already understand that what the speaker means is phone number.

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. 

The Indonesian Embassy in The Hague promoted 36 varieties of Indonesian coffee to potential buyers and importers in The Hague, the Netherlands during the 2021 Indonesia Coffee Cupping event. The event was held at the Marriott Hotel, on September 2. The 36 varieties of coffee are produced by 22 coffee farmers from various regions in Indonesia, such as Sumatra, Java and Papua. The 22 coffee producers attended Coffee Cupping 2021 virtually from Indonesia. In addition to buyers and importers, the participants of the Coffee Cupping event, which reached more than 50 people, also consisted of Baristas, Cuppers, Coffee Vloggers, and the media. In the event, the participants evaluated the taste of each coffee variety through cupping techniques and discussed with the farmers.

On that occasion, Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands, Mayerfas said, the Coffee Cupping event provided a forum for farmers to meet importers and roasters in the Netherlands amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to promotions, the Indonesian Embassy in The Hague also facilitated the 22 coffee farmers to obtain cupping certificates based on tests carried out in the laboratory on each green bean sent by the farmers. The certificate is expected to increase the selling value of coffee products in the Netherlands and Europe.

The Indonesian Embassy in Washington DC held a Webinar with the theme "Industry of Indonesian Food and Seasonings in the United States" on September 1. This webinar was organized by the Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C. in collaboration with the Indonesian American Association (IAA).

Ad-Interim Charge Affairs’/Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States, Iwan Freddy on that occasion said that the United States has a large market share for spice products from Indonesia. The value of Indonesian spice exports to the United States in 2020 reached US$ 175 million. In the January-June 2021 period, the export value of Indonesian spices to the United States reached US$ 83.25 million. According to Ambassador Iwan Freddy, this proves that the United States market opportunity for Indonesian spice products is still very high. In addition, a consultant to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Agus Setiawan was present at the webinar.

Good news has come from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Indonesian mixed doubles pair, Hary Susanto/Leani Ratri Oktila, won the SL3-SU5 badminton gold medal on Sunday afternoon (5/9/2021). In the final match at Yoyogi National Stadium, Hary/Leani appeared very solid and managed to beat the French pair, Lucaz Mazur/Faustine Noel. The Indonesian mixed doubles pair successfully won in a straight set, with a score of 23-21 and 21-17.

For Leani Ratri, the gold medal from the mixed doubles is the second she has won at the world sporting event for people with disabilities, which is still called the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, although it was postponed to 2021 due to the Covid-19n pandemic. The day before, Leani Ratri won a gold medal when paired with Khalimatus Sadiyah in the women's doubles SL3-SU5 number. They managed to get a gold medal after defeating representatives of China, Cheng Hefang / Ma Huihui, with a score of 21-18, 21-12. In addition to the two gold medals, Leani also won a silver medal from the women's singles SL 4 number last Sunday (29/8).

The success of Leani Ratri and Khalimatus Sadiyah became a new history for Indonesia's participation in the Paralympic badminton branch. Both of them were the first Indonesian badminton athletes to win the Paralympic gold medal. The success of the women's doubles also ended the 41-year wait to see Indonesian athletes win gold medals in the Paralympics. Previously, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last August, Indonesian women's doubles Gresya Polii and Apriyani also created a new history of badminton. For the first time since badminton was competed at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Indonesian women's doubles won a gold medal.

The good news for the gold medal from the badminton branch by the Indonesian women's doubles pair at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics was appreciated by President Joko Widodo in his Instagram account @jokowi and a video call congratulated Leani Ratri Oktila and Khalimatus Sadiyah. Meanwhile, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani said that the victory of Ratri/Khalimatus Sadiyah was the pride of all Indonesian people. She also expressed her deepest gratitude to both of them for making the Indonesia Raya national anthem heard on the world sports stage.

Congratulations to the Indonesian team who fought in the Tokyo Paralympics! Hopefully, the achievements made today can be continued in the next international sporting events.

Batik collections by Indonesian designers were shown on a catwalk at a fashion show in Canada, held by the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) and the Indonesian Consulate General in Vancouver, Canada late August. At least, 12 selected collections of batik by Indonesian designer, Entin Gartini, the Indonesian diaspora from Montreal, Canada appeared in this event. Entin Gartini is one of the winners of the "Best Fashion Designer 2021" award from Faces Magazine Ottawa with her work "Waves Motifs" that carries the beauty of the Indonesian sea. The “Trunk Show” Fashion Show is the culmination of the 2021 Indonesian Trade Show series of events with the theme “A Flavorful Journey to Indonesia, Discover Indonesian Diversity and Heritage”.

Head of ITPC Vancouver, Robby Handoko explained that this fashion show aims to introduce and build a positive image of Indonesia and Indonesian products in the Canadian market. In line with the theme 'Indonesian Trade Show 2021', ITPC and the Indonesian Consulate General in Vancouver raised batik products, one of the cultural heritages and works of Indonesian ancestors that have been recognized worldwide. At the end of each session, there was a direct sale of Entin Gartini's collection of clothes to the performance participants. The participants who attended were the public and invited guests from the Province of British Columbia and its surroundings.

Indonesian Consul General in Vancouver, Hendra Halim remaeked that batik products are known as part of the creative economy products, which are dominated by small artisans. Designer Entin Gartini creates batik designs written by artisans from the Bantul area, Yogyakarta and sewn by home industries around Jakarta. Halim also said that Indonesia is ranked 7th as a supplier of textile products in the Canadian market after South Korea, China, the United States, Pakistan, India and Japan. This position must be maintained by diversifying the types of export products. For example, for batik products, besides being able to be used in official events, batik from cotton can be used as daily clothing, especially in summer as beachwear.