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Learn to ask "How much?"
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Halo semuanya, nama saya Fira. Hi everybody! I’m Fira. |
Welcome to IndonesianPod101.com’s “Bahasa Indonesia dalam 3 menit”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Indonesian. |
In the last lesson we learned how to count in Indonesian. I hope you spent some time practicing the numbers, because they will come in handy in this lesson. We’re going to learn how to go shopping in Indonesia! |
Before we go, you need to know how to say “How much is it?” |
Ini berapa harganya? |
[slowly] Ini berapa harganya? |
Are you ready to go shopping in Indonesia? Let’s go! |
You see something you like and want to ask the shop clerk how much it costs. The first thing to say to a shop clerk is…permisi, do you remember what that means? "Excuse me!" |
Permisi, ini berapa harganya? |
[slowly] Permisi, ini berapa harganya? |
If we want to be more specific when asking "how much is this?" and refer to a certain type of object, we need to drop the noun in front of the question. |
For example, "hat" is Topi. |
Permisi, topi ini berapa harganya? "Excuse me, how much is this hat?" |
[slowly] Permisi, topi ini berapa harganya? |
And “sandal” is Sendal |
Permisi, Sendal ini berapa harganya? |
"Excuse me, how much are these sandals?" |
[slowly] Permisi, sendal ini berapa harganya? |
At this point the shop clerk can answer by saying- |
Ini harganya … |
or Yang ini… |
For example: |
Ini harganya tigapuluh ribu rupiah! |
or |
Yang ini tigapuluh ribu rupiah! |
What number is tigapuluh ribu? I’m not telling you! Okay, okay, it’s 30,000! "It costs 30,000 rupiahs." |
Now it’s time for Fira’s Insights. |
A quicker way to ask “How much?” is Berapa? For example when you ask for a coffee or kopi at the counter of a coffee shop, you can ask the cashier Pesan kopi dong, berapa? “One coffee please, how much is it?” |
At this point, can you count rupiahs in Indonesian? We are going to learn how to do this and much more in the next lesson! |
Ill be waiting for you in our next Bahasa Indonesia dalam 3 menit lesson. |
Sampai Jumpa! |
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