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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 still about Transportasi which means Transportation.

Here is the conversation entitled Aku biasanya Naik Transportasi Umum which means I Usually Take Public Transportation. This dialog is between Kevin and Mela at Transjakarta bus stop. They are waiting for Transjakarta bus. 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 Kevin say Aku biasanya naik transportasi umum (2x) which means I usually take public transportation. In the expression, there is the word biasanya (2x)which means usually. It is used to state habit. It can be said before or after pronoun. For example, Biasanya aku naik transportasi umum (2x) which means Usually I take public transportation or Aku biasanya naik transportasi umum (2x) which means I usually take public transportation.

Let’s read to the other examples to state habit.

Kevin   : Kamu biasanya naik apa ke kantor? which means How do you usually go to the office?

Mela    : Biasanya aku pakai kendaraan pribadi which means Usually I go by private vehicle.

Kevin   : Kamu biasanya naik apa ke kantor? which means How do you usually go to the office?

Mela    : Biasanya aku bawa motor which means Usually I go by motorcycle

In the example, Mela says Biasanya aku bawa motor (2x) which means Usually I go by motorcycle. The word bawa which means take in the sentence means she rides the bike to go to the office.

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.