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, Culture, Research and Technology. Today’s topic is about Cuaca dan Musimwhich means Weather and Season.
Here is the conversation entitled Musim Hujan which meansRainy Season. This conversation happens between Kevin and Nuni. Nuni and Kevin walk along the road in the city of Bandung. They walk while talking about weather and season. Let’s read to the conversation.
Kevin |
Sudah mau hujan. |
Nuni |
Iya. Sekarang musim hujan. Kalau di Australia, sekarang musim apa? |
Kevin |
Musim dingin. |
Nuni |
Oh, ya? Ada berapa musim di Australia? |
Kevin |
Ada empat |
Nuni |
Musim apa saja? |
Kevin |
Musim panas, musim gugur, musim dingin, dan musim semi. |
After reading to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.
Sekarang musim apa? |
(2x) which means What season is it now? |
Ada berapa musim di Australia? |
(2x) which means How many seasons are there in Australia? |
Empat |
(2x) which means four |
musim panas |
(2x) which means summer |
musim gugur |
(2x) which means autumn |
musim dingin |
(2x) which means winter |
musim semi |
(2x) which means spring |
In the conversation, you hear the expression Sekarang musim apa?(2x) which means What season is it now? and Ada berapa musim di Australia? which means How many seasons are there in Australia? The latter one is an expression to ask for information about season. In the expressions, there are sentences musim apa? and Ada berapa musim?
Musim apa? is a sentence to ask the types of seasons.
Ada berapa musim? is a sentence to ask the number of seasons.
Let’s read to the other examples to ask and give information about season.
Man : Ada berapa musim di Indonesia? (2x) which means How many seasons are there in Indonesia?
Woman : Dua. Musim kemarau dan musim hujan(2x) which means Two. Dry season and rainy season
Man : Musim apa di Indonesia?(2x) which means What season is it in Indonesia?
Woman : Musim kemarau (2x) which means Dry season
Indonesia is a tropical country which has two seasons, namely dry season and rainy season. Dry season in Indonesia usually lasts from April to September. Meanwhile, rainy season in Indonesia usually happens between September and March.
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.