Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 still about Lingkungan Rumah which means Neighborhood. 

Read to the conversation entitled Setiap Tanggal Berapa?which means On What Date?. This conversation is between Kevin and Boris, his new neighbor. Boris asks about a regular schedule to pay cleanliness fee. 

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to a question Setiap tanggal berapa kita membayar iuran? (2x) which means On what date do we pay fee? The phrase setiap tanggal berapa? (2x) which means on what date? is used to ask information about a regular schedule to do something. The words setiap tanggal berapa?(2x) which means on what date? is followed by a complete sentence. For example: Setiap tanggal berapa kita membayar iuran kebersihan?

Other examples

The phrase setiap tanggal berapa? (2x) which means on what date? can be placed in the end of the topic too. Here are the other examples of conversations to ask a regular schedule to do something.

Boris    : Setiap tanggal berapa kita membayar iuran kebersihan? (2x) which means On what date do we pay cleanliness fee?

Kevin     : Setiap tanggal lima belas. (2x) which means On the fifteenth.

Boris    : Kita membayar iuran kebersihan setiap tanggal berapa? (2x) which means On what date do we pay cleanliness fee?

Kevin   : Setiap tanggal lima belas. (2x) which means On the fifteenth.

The expression setiap tanggal berapa? (2x) which means on what date? can be used to ask information about a celebration or commemoration day in certain period. For instance: Setiap tanggal berapa perayaan hari kemerdekaan setiap tahun? (2x) which means On what date we celebrate Independence Day every year? The answer is completed with the name of month. For example: Every August 17.

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

Related to handing over the credential letter to the President of the Republic of Cabo Verde, Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca, Indonesian Ambassador to Senegal and  Cabo Verde, Dindin Wahyudin made an official visit to Praia, the capital of Cabo Verde on Thursday (18/3).  On the occasion of the meeting, Ambassador Dindin conveyed warm greetings from President Joko Widodo to President Jorge Fonseca and he hopes to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields. Besides, he also expressed his appreciation for the support of the Cabo Verde Government for Indonesia in many international forums.

Ambassador Dindin had also an opportunity to meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cabo Verde, Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares who underlined that Cabo Verde is also an archipelagic country relying on the tourism industry. Thus, both countries can explore cooperation in many sectors related to the tourism sector. Ambassador Dindin also views that tourism cooperation as a great potential can be developed by the two countries.  Cabo Verde needs inter-island and inter-regional transportation facilities that can be met by Indonesia through aircraft produced by PT. Dirgantara Indonesia and the ferries produced by PT. PAL. Moreover, the meeting also discussed a sister-city cooperation plan between the Sal Island Regional Government and the Bali Regional Government as well as the exchange of best practices in the management of the tourism industry. Meanwhile, Ambassador Dindin also encouraged business people to visit each other, including to participate in business forums and trade shows. There are various business opportunities in Cabo Verde that Indonesian investors or exporters can explore, such as investment in hotels, spas, furniture made from bamboo, online applications for transportation services, Crude Palm Oil and food products.

Voice of Indonesia presents Let’s Speak Indonesian, a program that introduces the Indonesian vocabulary and guides you to speak in the language. Mari Berbahasa Indonesia or Let’s Speak Indonesian 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 about Lingkungan Rumah or Neighborhood.

Read to the conversation about “Ungkapan Keharusan” which means “Expressions of Necessity”. This conversation is between Kevinand Boris. Boris is Kevin’s new neighbor. Kevin gives information about the necessity to pay cleanliness fee.  

Having listened to the conversation, now I am going to introduce some vocabulary and expressions related to the topic of the day.

In the dialog, you listen to a statement “Kita harus membayar iuran kebersihan (2X) which means “We have to pay cleanliness fee”. In the statement, there is a word harus (2X) which means have to. The word harus (2X) which means have to is used to require someone to do something. For example, Kita harus membayar iuran kebersihan setiap bulan (2X) which means We have to pay cleanliness fee every month.

Other examples

The word harus (2X) which means have to is followed by a verb to complete the information.

For example,

Kita harus membayar iuran kebersihan (2X) which means we have to pay cleanliness fee

Kita harus menjaga kebersihan (2X) which means We have to keep cleanliness

That was “Let’s Speak Indonesian” for today. Hopefully, this edition can be useful for those of you who want to know more about Indonesian language. 

The traditional house of Sumba is usually called ‘Uma Bokulu’ or ‘Uma Mbatangu’. Umma Bokulu means big house, while Umma Mbatangu is a tower house. Umma Bokulu and Umma Mbatangu refer to typical Sumba’s stilt houses with towering roofs. Umma Bokulu was built in the traditional village of Wainyapu, Kodi sub-district, West Sumba. Meanwhile, the form of traditional houses outside the traditional village generally does not have towers. The top of Umma Bokulu's roof is very high, approximately 20 meters. Thereby, it is called the tower house.

Umma Bokulu is built from natural materials. The floor and frame are made from bamboo. The roof is made of thatch grass. The strength of this building is on the 4 main pillars in the form of giant logs called ‘Kambaniru Ludungu’. Around the main pillar, there are 36 supporting pillars called ‘Kambaniru’. This traditional house is built together through traditional ceremonies. To build a large house, rattan ropes are used without nails. When installing thatch roofs, they must not take a break to eat until the roof covering is complete. The uniqueness of Umma Bokulu is the conical shape of the ridge, which is called ‘Toko Umma’. Inside the house, there is a room that is used as a barn to store seeds, foodstuffs and heirlooms.

On the top floor of Umma Bokulu, there is a residential room called ‘Bei Uma’. In the middle of the room, 4 main pillars are used as a kitchen. In front of the kitchen, there is a dining table, and in front of the dining table, there is a veranda where the gentlemen have a discussion. The porch or terrace is usually fitted with buffalo horns or pig fangs. This proves that the owner of the house has slaughtered livestock, as well as a sign that the owner of the house is an important person in the community. Staying at Umma Bokulu is very comfortable. The free air in and out of the floor and bamboo walls makes the air in Umma Bokulu very comfortable. The floor also does not need to be mopped or swept, because between the bamboo logs that are arranged into the floor, there are gaps so that dust and dirt fall directly under the house. This under Umma Bokulu is called ‘Kali Kabunga’. This space is usually used to store firewood and is also used as a cattle pen. The authenticity of the Sumba traditional house is still preserved. These thatched tower houses can be found in traditional villages such as Wainyapu, Ratenggaro, Tarung, Waitabar, Lamboya, Wanokaka.