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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 Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is ‘What would you like to eat/drink?’ (Mau Pesan apa?).

Read to this conversation about ‘What would you like to eat/drink?’ (Mau Pesan apa?). Kevin orders a sweet Iced tea at canteen.

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

When you order a drink, you can say, Boleh lihat menunya? Which means ‘Can I see the menu list’. Saya mau pesan minum which means I want to order a drink’. Ada daftar menunya ? which means ‘Can I see the list of foods’ / ‘menu list’.

Apa minuman yang paling laris? Which means ‘What is the best-selling drink?’. 

In the dialogue, Kevin uses the sentence Saya mau pesan minum which means ‘I want to order a drink’。After saying that, Ibu Kantin replies by saying Mau pesan minuman apa? which means ‘What would you like to drink?’.

Kevin doesn't know what drinks are provided in the canteen. So, he asks for a menu list. The menu list is usually listed on the storefront or put on the table at the canteen. When Kevin sees the menu list, he orders a drink by saying Saya pesan es teh manis, ya Bu which means ‘I ordered sweet iced tea’.

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.