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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 Lewat Mana? which means Which Way? Kevin takes an online taxi to go to the office. The taxi driver asks Kevin which way Kevin wants to go. Let’s read to the conversation.
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Sopir taksi |
Mau lewat mana? Lewat tol atau jalan biasa? |
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Kevin |
Lewat tol agar tidak macet. |
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Sopir taksi |
Baik. |
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After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.
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mau |
(2x) which means want |
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lewat |
(2x) which means pass through |
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mana |
(2x) which means which |
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tol |
(2x) which means toll road |
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atau |
(2x) which means or |
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jalan |
(2x) which means road |
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biasa |
(2x) which means usual |
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agar |
(2x) which means in order to |
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tidak |
(2x) which means no |
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macet |
(2x) which means traffic jam |
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Mau lewat mana? Lewat tol atau jalan biasa? |
(2x) which means which way do you want to go? Toll road or normal road? |
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Tolong ambil rute tercepat! |
(2x) which means please take the fastest route! |
In the dialog, you hear Mau lewat mana?(2x) which means Which way do you want to go? In the question, there is the word mana (2x) which means which. It is used to ask someone or something from a group or a choice. In the dialog context between a taxi driver and Kevin, there are two routes towards Jalan Sudirman street, namely toll road or normal road. Therefore, the taxi driver asks Mau lewat mana?(2x) which means Which way do you want to go?
Let’s read to the other examples of expressions to ask one of ways that someone wants to take.
Sopir taksi : Lewat mana, Pak?(2x) which means Which way, Sir?
Kevin : Jalan biasa saja.(2x) which means Just take the normal road
Sopir taksi : Mau jalan mana?(2x) which means Which road do you want to take?
Kevin : Lewat tol agar tidak macet.(2x) which means Take the toll road to avoid traffic jam
In Indonesian language, there is a special term to refer small road, which is jalan tikus which means shortcut. It is called jalan tikus becauseit is small and only for one car or even one motorcycle. Jalan tikus often becomes an alternative route when the main road is congested.
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.
