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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 17 - Looking for an Apartment in Indonesia. Eric here. |
| Fira: Halo! I'm Fira. |
| Eric: In this lesson you’ll learn to inquire about accommodation. The conversation takes place at a real estate agency. |
| Fira: It's between Putra and a staff member. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers, so they’ll use formal Indonesian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Staff member: Selamat siang pak, silahkan duduk. Ada yang bisa saya bantu? |
| Putra: Saya sedang mencari apartemen sewa dengan 1 kamar tidur di daerah Jakarta Utara. |
| Staff member: Berapa anggaran yang bapak miliki? |
| Putra: Saya mencari yang berkisar antara 2.000.000 sampai 3.000.000 per bulan. |
| Staff member: Mohon tunggu sebentar. (Beberapa menit kemudian) Ada terdapat beberapa apartemen yang cocok dengan kriteria bapak di Kelapa Gading dan Pluit. |
| Putra: Boleh saya lihat yang di Kelapa Gading? |
| Staff member: Silahkan, ini adalah denah ruangan bersama foto-fotonya. Luas apartemen yang pertama 35 m2 dengan harga sewa Rp 2.500.000 per bulan. Apartemen yang kedua memiliki luas 20 m2 dengan harga sewa yang sama. |
| Putra: Kenapa yang kedua mahal sekali? Lokasinya bagaimana? |
| Staff member: Gedung apartemen ini masih baru, terdapat fasilitas kolam renang, letaknya hanya 5 menit dari pusat perbelanjaan yang besar. |
| Staff member: Sedangkan yang pertama gedungnya lebih tua, letaknya sekitar 15 menit dari pusat perbelanjaan, tetapi lingkungannya lebih tenang, dan baru saja direnovasi. |
| Putra: Saya lebih tertarik dengan yang pertama. Kira-kira kapan saya boleh datang untuk melihat properti ini? |
| Staff member: Apartemen ini bisa dilihat Sabtu besok pada jam 10 pagi, pak. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Staff member: Good afternoon sir. Please have a seat. How can I help you? |
| Putra: I'm looking for a rental apartment with one bedroom in the North Jakarta area. |
| Staff member: How much is your budget? |
| Putra: I'm looking for something in the range of 2,000,000 to 3,000,000 per month. |
| Staff member: Please wait for a moment. (A few minutes later.) There are a few apartments that match your criteria in Kelapa Gading and Pluit, sir. |
| Putra: May I see the one in Kelapa Gading? |
| Staff member: Here it is. This is the floor plan of the room with its photos. The area of the the first apartment is 35 square meters with a rental price of 2,500,000 rupiahs per month. The second apartment has an area of 20 square meters with the same rental price. |
| Putra: Why is the second one so expensive? What's the location like? |
| Staff member: This apartment building is still new, and it's got a swimming pool, and it's located only five minutes from a big shopping center, while the first building is older and located about 15 minutes from a shopping center. But the neighborhood is quieter, and it's just been renovated. |
| Putra: I'm more interested in the first one. Approximately when can I go see this property? |
| Staff member: This apartment can be viewed on Saturday at 10 a.m., sir. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Fira, what are apartments like in Indonesia? |
| Fira: You'll find three types of apartments: serviced and furnished apartments, non-serviced and furnished ones, and non-serviced and unfurnished apartments. |
| Eric: Naturally, the serviced and furnished ones cost the most, right? |
| Fira: Right. Sometimes they're almost as nice as a five-star hotel. |
| Eric: You mean you get something like a maid to clean up your apartment, do the dishes, and change the bed sheets? |
| Fira: Right. Laundry services are sometimes provided. Or sometimes there's a laundry room in the building or inside the apartment. |
| Eric: These serviced and furnished apartments are the most common choice for expatriates. But what about non-serviced and furnished apartments? |
| Fira: You can rent these short to long term. But they're usually not for sale. |
| Eric: Sounds like a good fit for young families, who don't have a lot of furniture. Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Fira: anggaran [natural native speed] |
| Eric: budget |
| Fira: anggaran [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: anggaran [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: sewa [natural native speed] |
| Eric: lease |
| Fira: sewa [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: sewa [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: berkisar [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to range |
| Fira: berkisar [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: berkisar [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: lokasi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: location |
| Fira: lokasi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: lokasi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: properti [natural native speed] |
| Eric: property |
| Fira: properti [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: properti [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: denah [natural native speed] |
| Eric: sketch, blueprint, plan |
| Fira: denah [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: denah [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: renovasi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: renovation |
| Fira: renovasi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: renovasi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: kriteria [natural native speed] |
| Eric: criteria |
| Fira: kriteria [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: kriteria [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: luas [natural native speed] |
| Eric: area |
| Fira: luas [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: luas [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Fira: gedung [natural native speed] |
| Eric: building |
| Fira: gedung [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: gedung [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Fira: denah ruangan |
| Eric: which means “floor plan.” |
| Fira: denah means “sketch,” “blueprint,” or “plan” and ruangan means “room” or “space.” |
| Eric: So it really means “room plan.” But you can use it when talking about a “floor plan.” |
| Fira: Right. If you want to say “location plan” or “site plan,” you can say... denah lokasi, where lokasi means “location.” |
| Eric: What about if you're talking about a house? |
| Fira: “House” in Indonesian is rumah. So “house plan” is denah rumah. |
| Eric: Can you give us a sentence that uses this word? |
| Fira: Dia sedang merancang denah ruangan. |
| Eric: ..which means “He is designing the room plan.” Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Fira: cocok dengan kriteria |
| Eric: which means “match the criteria.” |
| Fira: Cocok means “suitable,” “match,” or “fit.” Dengan is a preposition which means “with” or “to.” And kriteria is “criteria." |
| Eric: You can use this phrase with anything, from homes, cars, jobs, or even a potential life partner. Can you give us a sentence that uses this word? |
| Fira: Mobil ini cocok dengan kriteria saya. |
| Eric: .. which means “This car matches my criteria.”Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn to inquire about accommodation. When you go to a real estate office, the real estate agent will ask you what you're looking for. In response, you can say... |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari A dengan anggaran B. |
| Eric: which means “I’m looking for A with a budget of B.” |
| Fira: Saya is a formal word for “I.” Next we have sedang. |
| Eric: This is an auxiliary verb that indicates an ongoing activity. |
| Fira: The word mencari means “to look for,” dengan means “with” or “by” and anggaran means “budget.” |
| Eric: So, all together, it will be… |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari A dengan anggaran B. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for A in the budget of B.” Fira, can you give us some examples? |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari apartemen dengan anggaran 2 juta rupiah per bulan. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for an apartment with a budget of two million rupiahs per month.” And |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari hotel dengan anggaran 120 dolar per malam. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for a hotel with a budget of 120 dollars per night.” But what if we want to find accommodation in a special area? What can we say then? |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari A di daerah B. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for A in B area.” |
| Fira: Again, Saya sedang mencari means “I am looking for.” Di means “at,” “in,” or “on.” And daerah means “area.” Saya sedang mencari A di daerah B. |
| Eric: Let's say you want to find a house in the Pluit area. |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari rumah di daerah Pluit. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for a house in the Pluit area.” |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari vila di daerah Sanur. |
| Eric: “I’m looking for a villa in the Sanur area.” But what if you want the house or the villa to come with something in particular? How do we structure this sentence? |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari A dengan B . |
| Eric: which means “I’m looking for A with B.” |
| Fira: Again, Saya sedang mencari means “I am looking for,” and dengan means “with.” |
| Eric: So, following this pattern, how would you say “I’m looking for a villa with a swimming pool facility?" |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari villa dengan fasilitas kolam renang. |
| Eric: What if I want an apartment with two bedrooms? |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari apartemen dengan 2 kamar tidur. |
| Eric: "I'm looking for an apartment with two bedrooms." And how will you say “I’m looking for a house with a garage”? |
| Fira: Saya sedang mencari rumah dengan garasi. |
| Eric: Listeners, you can find more useful phrases and explanations in the lesson notes. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi! |
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