VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the Radio. I'm going to introduce some Indonesian vocabularies 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 Aku Menyesal in English ‘I regret’.

Read to this conversation about Aku Menyesal in English ‘I regret’. Siti asks Kevin about the last day of Kevin’s exam.

Siti              : Kevin, bagaimana ujian terakhirmu?

Kevin         : Aku menyesal tidak bisa menjawab semua soal ujian.

Siti              : Kenapa begitu?

Kevin         : Aku menyesal tidak belajar semalam.

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

If you want to express regret, you can use the word menyesal. In the dialog, Kevin expresses his regret about the last exam. He uses the sentence Aku menyesal tidak bisa menjawab semua soal ujian. Aku menyesal tidak belajar semalam which means ‘I regret that I couldn't answer all the exam questions because I didn't study last night’. Another word to express regret is seharusnya. In the sentence, Seharusnya aku bisa menjawab semua soal ujian which means ‘I should be able to answer all the exam questions’.

In the Indonesian language, there is still another phrase to express regret, such as Saya kurang beruntung which means ‘I'm out of luck’.

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.