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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 22 - What Kind of Car Should You Get in Indonesia? Eric here. |
| Fira: Halo! I'm Fira. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn some phrases you can use to sound more natural when you’re having a discussion. The conversation takes place at home. |
| Fira: It's between Putra and Surya. |
| Eric: The speakers are family members, so they’ll use both formal and informal Indonesian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Putra: Eh, akhir-akhir ini aku lagi berpikir antara mendapatkan sebuah mobil hybrid dan sebuah mobil listrik. Gimana pendapat kamu? |
| Surya: Yah, aku rasa keduanya lebih hemat energi dibandingkan mobil berbahan bakar bensin. Tapi mobil listrik lebih ramah lingkungan daripada mobil hybrid karena tidak menghasilkan asap dan menurunkan emisi gas rumah kaca. |
| Putra: Itu benar tapi aku dengar stasiun pengisian tidak selalu tersedia di pom bensin. Sebenarnya itu salah satu keprihatinan utama aku kalau memiliki sebuah mobil listrik. |
| Surya: Iya aku ngerti maksud kamu tapi stasiun pengisian semakin bertambah jumlahnya di seluruh negeri. |
| Putra: Oh begitu. Jadi akankah kamu memilih mobil listrik daripada mobil hybrid? |
| Surya: Tentu saja. Tapi kemudian pada akhirnya kalau kamu masih skeptis tentang hal itu, pilih saja mobil hybrid untuk amannya. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Putra: Hey, I've been looking for a car lately and been debating between getting a hybrid car and an electric car. What do you think? |
| Surya: Well, I think both are more energy efficient than a gasoline-fueled car. But the electric car is more environmentally friendly than a hybrid car as it doesn't make any smoke and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Putra: That's true but I heard that charging stations are not always available at gas stations. Actually that's one of my main concerns about having an electric car. |
| Surya: Yes, I understand your point, but the number of charging stations is increasing across the country. |
| Putra: I see. So you would choose an electric car over a hybrid car? |
| Surya: Definitely. But in the end if you are still skeptical about it, just choose a hybrid car to be on the safe side. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Fira, what do you think about the road conditions in Indonesia? |
| Fira: I think that Indonesia is not the best place to drive and it can be very dangerous, especially in the big cities. Jakarta has some of the worst traffic, with the average speed of vehicles around 10 to 20 km per hour. |
| Eric: Why is that? |
| Fira: Jakarta has narrow roads, unexpected potholes, crazy drivers, buses that change lanes often to reach passengers, not to mention aggressive motorcyclists that come from every direction. There are also always beggars, buskers, and newspaper and food sellers who come towards you at the red lights. |
| Eric: I see. Sounds really dangerous. |
| Fira: Yes. That’s why many people prefer motorcycles. |
| Eric: I can see why. They’re cheaper than cars, they can go in between cars in traffic jams, and they can easily enter narrow streets too. So it makes sense. |
| Fira: If you’re in a rush to get to somewhere, you can actually get a motorcycle taxi, which is called ojek in Indonesian, to get to your destination faster. |
| Eric: Great advice. Now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Fira: antara [natural native speed] |
| Eric: between |
| Fira: antara [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: antara [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: hemat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: saving, frugal |
| Fira: hemat [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: hemat [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: bensin [natural native speed] |
| Eric: gasoline |
| Fira: bensin [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: bensin [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: keprihatinan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: concern |
| Fira: keprihatinan [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: keprihatinan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: ramah [natural native speed] |
| Eric: friendly |
| Fira: ramah [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: ramah [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: asap [natural native speed] |
| Eric: smoke |
| Fira: asap [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: asap [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: maksud [natural native speed] |
| Eric: intent, point |
| Fira: maksud [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: maksud [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: skeptis [natural native speed] |
| Eric: skeptical |
| Fira: skeptis [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: skeptis [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Fira: pilih [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to choose, to select |
| Fira: pilih [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: pilih [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Fira: emisi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: emission |
| Fira: emisi [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: emisi [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: pom bensin |
| Eric: which means “gas station.” |
| Fira: pom is an abbreviation of the word pompa which means “pump” and bensin means “gasoline.” |
| Eric: So altogether it literally means “pump gasoline.” This is a very popular term for “gas station” and you can use it in any situation. Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Fira: Sure. For example, you can say.. Di mana letak pom bensin terdekat? |
| Eric: ..which means “Where is the closest gas station?” Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Fira: ramah lingkungan |
| Eric: which means “environmentally friendly.” |
| Fira: Ramah means “friendly” and lingkungan means “environment.” ramah lingkungan |
| Eric: So altogether it means something like “friendly to the environment.” You can use this phrase in any situation. Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Fira: Gunakanlah tas kain yang ramah lingkungan saat berbelanja. |
| Eric: .. which means “Please use a fabric bag that's environmentally friendly when shopping.” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn some useful phrases for a discussion. And our first phrase is… |
| Fira: Saya setuju, tetapi… |
| Eric: which means “I agree, but...” Fira, let’s break down this phrase to see the meaning of each word. |
| Fira: Saya is the formal word meaning “I” or “me.” Setuju means “agree”. And tetapi means “but.” Saya setuju, tetapi… |
| Eric: “I agree, but...” Let’s look at some examples. |
| Fira: For example...Saya setuju, tetapi anggaran kita sangat terbatas. |
| Eric: which means “I agree, but our budget is very limited.” |
| Fira: Saya setuju, tetapi saya tidak tahu bagaimana caranya. |
| Eric: “I agree, but I don’t know how to do that.” The next phrase is… |
| Fira: Saya mengerti maksud Anda, tetapi… |
| Eric: “I understand your point, but…” |
| Fira: As I said before, saya means “I” or “me,” mengerti means “to understand”, and maksud means “intent,” “point,” or “purpose.” Next we have Anda, which is the formal word for “you” and, again, the word tetapi, which means “but.” Saya mengerti maksud Anda, tetapi… |
| Eric: “I understand your point, but…” Here are some sample sentences. |
| Fira: Saya mengerti maksud Anda, tetapi ada satu masalah. |
| Eric: “I understand your point, but there is one problem.” |
| Fira: Saya mengerti maksud Anda, tetapi itu tidak mungkin dilakukan saat ini. |
| Eric: “I understand your point, but it’s not possible for that to be done right now.” The next phrase is… |
| Fira: Mohon maaf jika saya memotong pembicaraan Anda. |
| Eric: which means “I’m sorry if I interrupted your conversation.” You can use this phrase to apologize for interrupting someone in a polite way. |
| Fira: Right. First we have the word Mohon, |
| Eric: which means a polite “please” or “to request.” |
| Fira: After it is the word maaf, |
| Eric: meaning “sorry,” “apology,” or “pardon.” |
| Fira: and jika |
| Eric: which is “if” in English. |
| Fira: Next we have the word memotong, |
| Eric: Meaning “to cut,” |
| Fira: and finally pembicaraan, |
| Eric: which means “conversation.” |
| Fira: Mohon maaf jika saya memotong pembicaraan Anda. |
| Eric: “I’m sorry if I interrupted your conversation.” Listeners, as always, you can find more 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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