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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 Kesehatan which means Health.

Here is the conversation entitled “Jaga Jarak Ketika Antre” which means “Keep a Distance while Queueing”. This dialog is between Kevin and Mela at the canteen. Kevin reminds Mela to keep a distance while queueing at the cashier.

After listening 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 Jaga jarak ketika antre (2X) which means Keep a distance while queueing. In the expression, there is the word ketika (2X) which means when or while. It is a connecting word that explains the time of something happens.

Other examples:

Let’s read to the other examples of using the word ketika

When someone asks “Apa arti simbol itu” (2X) which means “What is the meaning of the symbol?”

You can answer Dilarang menggunakan telepon seluler ketika berkendara (2X) which means Do not use cellphone while driving

Kenapa tidak menjawab teleponku? (2X) which means Why didn’t you answer my call?

Aku sedang mandi ketika kamu menelpon (2X) which means I was taking a bath when you called

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.