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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 di Klinik Kesehatanwhich means ‘at the health clinic’.

Read to this conversation aboutdi Klinik Kesehatanwhich means ‘at the health clinic’. At the clinic, the clinic officer asks Kevin his name, age, and complaints of illness, then the officer measures Kevin's blood pressure and asks for him to sit down to wait until his turn to enter the doctor's room.

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

When you go to clinic for treatment, you have to register first. Usually, the officer will ask your name, age and health complaint. The officer asks you by saying Nama Anda siapa? Which means ‘What is your name?’. To ask about the age, they usually use the expression Berapa umur anda? Or Umur berapa? Which means ‘How old are you?’. Then, they also ask about your health complaint by saying Apa keluhan yang Anda alami? Which means ‘How do you feel?’. Kevin mentions his complaints by saying Saya pusing dan mual which means ‘I am headached and nausea’, Perut saya juga sakit which means ‘I also feel stomach ache’. The officer takes Kevin's blood pressure by saying Saya akan ukur tekanan darah Anda which means ‘I'll take your blood pressure’, tolong ulurkan tangan Anda which means ‘hold on your hand’. Afterwards, the officer tells Kevin to sit down and waits for his turn to the doctor's room. He/she says Silakan duduk, nanti Anda akan dipanggil ke ruang periksa dokter which means ‘Please sit down and wait your turn to be called to the doctor's room.

Besides the clinic, you can go to the Puskesmas (Community Health Center) for treatment. Puskesmas is the health technical implementation unit that can provide both inpatient services and outpatient services.

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.