Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about Your Likes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer questions affirmatively in Indonesian. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask “Do you like chocolate?” in Indonesian. |
Fira: [Normal] Apakah kamu suka cokelat? |
Eric: First is a word meaning “Is, are, do, does.” |
Fira: [Normal] apakah [Slow] apakah |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “you.” |
Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to like.” |
Fira: [Normal] suka [Slow] suka |
Eric: Last is the word meaning “chocolate.” |
Fira: [Normal] cokelat [Slow] cokelat |
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning “Do you like chocolate?” |
Fira: [Slow] Apakah kamu suka cokelat? [Normal] Apakah kamu suka cokelat? |
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask “Do you like cake?” |
Fira: [Normal] Apakah kamu suka kue? |
Eric: First is a word meaning “Is, are, do, does.” |
Fira: [Normal] apakah [Slow] apakah |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “you.” |
Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to like.” |
Fira: [Normal] suka [Slow] suka |
Eric: Last is the word meaning “cake.” |
Fira: [Normal] kue [Slow] kue |
Eric: Note the rising intonation again. Listen again to the formal question meaning “Do you like cake?” |
Fira: [Slow] Apakah kamu suka kue? [Normal] Apakah kamu suka kue? |
Eric: Here's a response meaning “Yes I like it.” |
Fira: [Normal] Iya saya suka itu. |
Eric: First is a word meaning “yes.” |
Fira: [Normal] iya [Slow] iya |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.” |
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “like.” |
Fira: [Normal] suka [Slow] suka |
Eric: Last is the word meaning “that, it.” |
Fira: [Normal] itu [Slow] itu |
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “Yes I like it.” |
Fira: [Slow] Iya saya suka itu. [Normal] Iya saya suka itu. |
Eric: Here's a response literally meaning “Yes, I like.” |
Fira: [Normal] Iya saya suka. |
Eric: First is a word meaning “yes.” |
Fira: [Normal] iya [Slow] iya |
Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.” |
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
Eric: Last is the word meaning “to like.” |
Fira: [Normal] suka [Slow] suka |
Eric: Listen again to the response “Yes, I like.” |
Fira: [Slow] Iya saya suka. [Normal] Iya saya suka. |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Fira: In Indonesian, you can use suka to express that you like or love something in general. But when it comes to food, we specifically use the word doyan in addition to suka. For example, Saya doyan mie goreng, which means “I like fried noodles.” |
Outro
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Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi. |
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