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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 and Book Development Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is Kartu Peserta Ujian in English ‘Exam Participant Card’

Read to this conversation about Kartu Peserta Ujian in English ‘Exam Participant Card’. Kevin asks Siti about how to get a semester exam card.

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

In a common conversation, the interrogative sentence can be written without the question word. In this interrogative sentence, intonation can distinguish between a question and a statement.

For examples:

-Apa kamu tahu cara mendapatkan kartu peserta ujian? (2X)

Do you know how to get an exam card?

-Siapa nama orang yang ada di ruang Tata Usaha? (2X)

What is the name of the officer in the Administration room?

-Di mana ruang Tata Usaha? (2X) where is the administration room?

-Kamu tahu cara mendapatkan kartu peserta ujian?  (2X)

You know how to get the exam card?

-Nama orang yang ada di ruang Tata Usaha? ( 2X)

The name of the administration officer?

-Ruang  Tata Usahanya? ( 2X) the administration room?

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.

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 Berkunjung ke rumah teman in English ‘Visiting friend’s house’

Read to this conversation about Berkunjung ke rumah teman in English ‘Visiting friend’s house’. Kevin asks Siti’s mother whether Siti is at home.

Kevin               : Permisi, Bu.

Ibunya Siti       : Iya, Mas?

Kevin               : Ini rumah Siti, kan?

Ibunya Siti       : Iya, benar.

Kevin               : Siti ada di rumah?

Ibunya Siti       : Ada. Mas, siapa, ya?

Kevin               : Saya teman kuliah Siti, Bu.

Ibunya Siti       : Oh, teman kuliah. Mari masuk.

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

Ini rumah Siti, kan?   Which means     This is Siti’s house, right?

Siti ada di rumah?                                  Is Siti at home?

Siapa                                                         Who

Teman kuliah                                          College friend

Mari masuk.                                             Come in

The word –kan is an abbreviation of the word bukan and is usually used in interrogative sentence.  The word –kanis functioned to confirm something. The answer should be ya, tidak or bukan.

For example:

Didik                   : Kamu jadi mampir ke rumahku, kan?

                     (Which means ‘You stop by my house, right?’)

Mei                      : Iya. Setelah makan siang, ya.

                     (Which means ‘Yes. After the lunch, ok’)

Dina           : Kamu yang mengambil pensilku, kan?

                     (Which means ‘You took my pencil, didn’t you?’)

Rizky         : Bukan aku, Din. (Not me, Din)

Nida           : Hatta, kamu tau rumah Sinta, kan?

                     (Which means ‘Hatta, you know Sinta’s house, right?’)

Hatta          : Tidak. Aku tidak tahu.

                     (Which means ‘No, I don’t know’)

Besides using the word kan or bukan, you can also use the word benar to confirm something. For example :

Officer       : Benar ini rumah Mei?

                   Which means ‘this is Mei’s house, right?’

Dina           : Iya. Benar. which means ‘yes, right’

Officer       : Apa benar Anda yang bernama Mei?

                   Which means ‘are you Mei?’

Dina           : Bukan, Pak. Saya Dina.

                   Which means ‘no, I am Dina’

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.  

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 Mampir in English ‘Stopping by’.

Read to this conversation about Mampir in English ‘Stopping by’. Kevin invites Siti to stop by his boarding house.

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

To invite someone to your home, you can say ayo, mampir, mari mampir which means ‘let’s stop by’. To respond to this invitation, people usually say apa kamu tidak repot, apa tidak merepotkan? Which means ‘if you don’t mind?’, then the answer is tidak or tidak apa-apa which means ‘it’s ok’/’my pleasure’.

For example:

Kevin:       Ayo, mampir ke tempatku which means      Let’s stop by

Siti:            Apa tidak merepotkan?                                  If you don't mind

Kevin:       Tentu tidak                                                        My pleasure

If you want to refuse someone’s invitation, you can say mungkin lain kali or lain waktu which means ‘maybe next time’

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.  

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the Radio. We introduce some Indonesian vocabularies and tips on how to use them 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 Membeli Peralatan Mandi in English ‘Buying toiletries’.

Read to this conversation about Membeli Peralatan Mandi in English ‘Buying toiletries’. Kevin buys soap, toothbrush, toothpaste and shampoo at a grocery store.

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

If you want to buy something, you can say saya mau beli which means ‘I want to buy’, saya mencari which means ‘I am looking for’ or you can say

Apakah ada … which means ‘Is there ….’

While, if you want to ask the total price of goods you buy, you can say berapa total belanjaan saya? or berapa semuanya ? Which means ‘how much is the total?’. For example:

-Saya mau beli sepatu ini. Berapa harganya?Which means I want to buy these shoes, how much is it?’

-Harganya dua ratus ribu rupiahwhich means ‘It is two hundred thousand Rupiah’.

-Saya mencari sandal jepit. Apakah ada?  which means ‘Is there a flip flops?’ and the answer certainly ada or tidak ada which means ‘there is’ or ‘there is not’.

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.