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Taking medicine three times a day  or Minum Obat Tiga Kali Sehari

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing 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 and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is  ‘Taking medicine three times a day’ or  Minum Obat Tiga Kali Sehari.

Next is a conversation about Minum Obat Tiga Kali Sehari or ‘Taking medicine three times a day’. Tony was sick. He was taken by Joko to see a doctor. Now, he is at the pharmacy to get some medicines.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me. 

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If you want to ask about frequency in doing something, you have to start with Berapa kali sehari?, Berapa kali seminggu?, Berapa kali sebulan? dan Berapa kali setahun?

For examples :

-Berapa kali sehari saya harus minum obat ini? Which means how many times a day should I take the medicine?

-Berapa kali seminggu Anda berolahraga? Which means how many times a week do you do sports?

Now, let us follow to the next examples of sentences that mention frequency in doing something:

- Saya harus minum obat ini tiga kali sehari which means ‘I have to take the medicine three times a day’.

- Saya berolahraga dua kali seminggu  which means ‘I do exercise/sport twice a week’.

Coming up next, to get direction in taking madicines, you can use some expressions :

Minum obat ini tiga kali sehari (Take the medicines three times a day)

Minum obat ini sebelum makan (Take the medicines before you eat)

Ini antibiotik. Obat ini harus habis (This is antibiotics. It should be finished.)

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing 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 and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is  ‘Going to see General Phycisian’ or  Ke Dokter umum.

Next is a conversation about Ke Dokter umum or ‘Going to see General Phycisian’. Tony was sick. He was taken by Joko to see a doctor. At the receptionist section, Tony was asked about his identity by the officer.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me. 

When registering for treatment, you will be asked to fill a registration form and identity by the officer like in the dialogue. Besides the identity, you will also be asked about the doctor you want to see. If there are only two doctors, the officer will ask you by saying: Anda mau berobat ke dokter umum atau dokter gigi? which means ‘Do you want to see general physician or dentist?’. If you go to a hospital where there are available many doctors, the officer will ask you: Mau ke dokter apa? which means ‘What doctor do you want to see’?, and you can answer Saya mau ke dokter ....... which means ‘I want to see .... then mention the doctor you will meet (general physician, dentist, ophthalmologist, etc..)

For example :

- Saya mau ke dokter gigi which means I want to see the dentist.

- Saya mau ke dokter  mata which means I want to see the ophtalmologist.

In Indonesian language, if you want to see a doctor for treatment, you can say:

-      Saya sakit perut, mau berobat ke dokter umum which means ‘I have stomach ache, so I want to see a general physician.’

-      Saya mau ke dokter nanti malam which means ‘I want to see a doctor tonight.’

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing 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 and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is ‘Cold Medicine’ or Obat flu.

Next is a conversation between Joko and a pharmacist about Cold Medicine or Obat flu. Joko is at a pharmacy to buy some medicines.

Joko                            : Ada obat flu ?                                     

Pharmacist                : Ada. Untuk anak-anak atau orang dewasa ?          

Joko                : Untuk orang dewasa

Pharmacist                : Perlu vitamin juga ?

Joko                            : Tidak. Makasih

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me.

In the conversation the Pharmacist asked Joko: untuk anak-anak atau orang dewasa ? which means ‘for children or adult?’ and Joko answered Untuk orang dewasa which means ‘for adult’. If you want to buy medicines for children, you can say untuk anak-anak. The word anak-anak has two meanings. Let’s follow the next examples :

-       Anak-anak saya sedang sakit.

-       Obat ini hanya untuk anak-anak, bukan untuk orang dewasa

The word anak-anak in the sentence

-       Anak-anak saya sedang sakit

-       anak-anak sedang bermain di taman means plural

while the word anak-anak at the sentence

-       Obat ini hanya untuk anak-anak,

-       Masa anak-anak adalah masa yang indah means kids or under-age.

In the dialogue Joko said makasih. The word makasih is non-standard form from the word terima kasih. In daily conversation the word makasih is often used than the word terima kasih.

Voice of Indonesia presents “Let’s Speak Bahasa Indonesia,” a lesson in the Indonesian language on the radio, introducing 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 and Cultivation Agency at the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture.  Today’s topic is  ‘What are you looking for?’ or Cari Apa?

Next is a conversation about ‘What are you looking for?’ or Cari Apa?. Tony and Endah are shopping at a batik shop on Jln. Malioboro.

After the conversation, now I’ll introduce some vocabularies and expressions related to the topic today. I’ll say each word slowly and twice, you can follow after me. 

Expression to give choices is Silakan pilih which means ‘Please choose’. If there are two or three choices, you can say Mau beli celana atau kemeja? which means ‘Do you want to buy trousers or shirt?’, Mau kopi, teh,  atau susu? which means ‘do you like to drink coffee, tea or milk?’.  If someone asks you such questions, your answer can be started with Mau, or by expression Saya mau which means ‘yes, I like it’.

For example :

-      Mau beli kaus atau kemeja? which means ‘do you want to buy t-shirt or shirt?’

-      Saya mau beli kemeja which means ‘I want to buy a shirt.’     

Other questions which are usually used to give choices are :

“Mau pilih yang mana? or “Mau yang mana?” which means ‘Which one do you like?’

In a dialogue you can also use the word pilih, like the expressions Mau pilih yang mana? or Mau yang mana? which means ‘which one do you like?’

Now let’s listen to some other examples:

A: Mau pilih yang mana?          which means ‘which one do you like?’

B: Yang hitam.                     which means ‘the black one.’

A:  Mau yang mana?            which means  ‘which one do you like?’

B:  Mau yang itu.                  which means  ‘that one.’

A:  Mau yang mana?             which means  ‘which one do you like?’

B:  Saya mau yang panjang which means‘I like the long-sleeve one.’