Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing some Indonesian vocabulary and tips on how to use it in a conversation. This segment is a joint initiative of Voice of Indonesia and the Language Development and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture. Today’s topic is Meminta Nomor Telepon or ‘Asking for telephone number’.
Next is a conversation about Meminta Nomor Telepon or ‘Asking for telephone number’. Tony is at Prambanan Temple area along with his friend, Joko. Joko asks Tony’s telephone number, the number in Indonesia.
Joko |
Tony, boleh minta nomor telepon genggam kamu? |
Tony |
Boleh, nol delapan satu tiga enam empat lima sembilan tujuh dua nol. |
Joko |
Nol delapan satu tiga enam empat lima sembilan tujuh dua enam. |
Tony |
Bukan enam, tetapi nol |
Joko |
Oh, sembilan tujuh dua nol. |
Tony |
Ya |
As usual, after the conversation I’ll introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly, and twice. You can follow after me.
Tony, boleh minta nomor genggam mu? Atau: Tony, boleh minta nomor HP mu? |
(2X) which means |
Tony, May I ask your cellphone number? |
Boleh |
(2X) which means |
may |
Nol atau kosong |
(2X) which means |
Nil or zero |
delapan |
(2X) which means |
eight |
Satu |
(2X) which means |
one |
Dua |
(2X) which means |
two |
Tiga |
(2X) which means |
three |
Empat |
(2X) which means |
four |
Lima |
(2X) which means |
five |
Enam |
(2X) which means |
six |
Tujuh |
(2X) which means |
seven |
Sembilan |
nine |
|
Bukan |
(2X) which means |
not |
Hand phone, telepon genggam, telepon seluler |
(2X) which means |
Cellular phone |
To ask someone’s telephone number, you can say Boleh minta nomor telepon? which means ‘may I ask your telephone number’ or Boleh minta nomor ponsel kamu? or Boleh minta nomor HP? which means ‘may I ask for your cellular phone number’.