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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 Menanyakan waktu luang which means Asking for Free Time.

Read to this conversation about Bagaimana kalau besok siang?which means What if tomorrow afternoon?

This conversation happens between Kevin and Mela. Kevin asks about Mela's free time on the phone. Let’s read to the conversation.

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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.

In the conversation, there is an expression Bagaimana kalau besok siang? (2x) which means What if tomorrow afternoon? You can use the expression to ask for free time. After that, you mention adverbs of time such as malam ini (2x) which means tonight, besok (2x) which means tomorrow or nanti siang(2x) which means this afternoon.

Let’s read to the other examples of expressions to ask for free time.

Kevin         : Apakah kamu mau ikut ke pantai nanti siang?(2x) which means Do you want to go to the beach this afternoon?

Mela: Siang ini aku ada kegiatan di rumah. Bagaimana kalau besok? (2x) which means I have something to do at home. What if tomorrow afternoon? 

Kevin         : Apakah kamu mau ikut ke mal nanti siang?(2x) which means Will you come with us to the mall this afternoon?

Mela: Maaf, aku masih kerja. Bagaimana kalau nanti malam? (2x) which meansSorry, I will be still working. What if tonight?

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.