VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

This is Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the Radio. We introduce 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 and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is Yuk Belajar Menari  in English ‘Let’s learn dancing’.

Read to this conversation about Yuk Belajar Menari or ‘Let’s learn dancing’. Siti invites Kevin to learn dancing along with other students.

Siti       : Ayo, bergabung menari bersama mereka.

Kevin   : Baiklah.

Now, I am going to introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today.

Ayo!                              Which means     Let’s

Belajar  menari.                                       Tolearn dancing

Baiklah.                                                    Alright

When you want to invite someone to do something together; you can use the words ayo or mari. For example:

Ayo, bergabung ...    or

Mari bergabung ....  which means let’s join (them/him/us)

To respond that expression of invitation, you can repeat the words ayo or mari. The word ayo is used in an informal conversation, while mari is used in a formal situation, For examples:

Siti       : Ayo, bergabung bersama mereka  which means  ‘let’s join them’

Kevin   : Ayo! which means ‘ok’                                                            

Siti       : Mari, bergabung bersama mereka  which means  ‘let’s join them’

Kevin   : Mari! which means ‘alright’.

That was “Let’s Speak Bhs Indonesia”, a lesson in Bahasa Indonesia or the Indonesian language on the radio. Hopefully, this edition will be useful for those who want to know more about Bahasa Indonesia.