INTRODUCTION |
Becky: Must-Know Indonesian Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 11 - Changing Your Relationship Status |
Becky: Hi, everyone. I'm Becky. |
Fira: And I'm Fira. |
Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Indonesian about being in a relationship. Indra changes his status to "In a relationship," posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
Fira: Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
Becky: Meaning - "After two years, finally..." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
DIALOGUE |
(clicking sound) |
Indra: Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
(clicking sound) |
Susi: terimakasih ya |
Johan: selamat ya, Om! |
Lita: Ciyeeee... ;) |
Doni: Sudah tidak galau lagi donk, Indra! |
Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
(clicking sound) |
Indra: Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
Becky: "After two years, finally..." |
(clicking sound) |
Susi: terimakasih ya |
Becky: "Thank you." |
Johan: selamat ya, Om! |
Becky: "Congratulations, Uncle!" |
Lita: Ciyeeee... ;) |
Becky: "Look at you guys! (for teasing)" |
Doni: Sudah tidak galau lagi donk, Indra! |
Becky: "So you are no longer worried, are you, Indra!" |
POST |
Becky: Listen again to Indra's post. |
Fira: Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
Becky: "After two years, finally..." |
Fira: (SLOW) Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... (Regular) Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "after 2 years." |
Fira: Setelah 2 tahun, |
Becky: This expression indicates the length of time Indra has been waiting. Listen again - "After 2 years," is... |
Fira: (SLOW) Setelah 2 tahun, (REGULAR) Setelah 2 tahun, |
Becky: Then comes the phrase "finally..." |
Fira: akhirnya... |
Becky: Even though the sentence itself does not give the details, you can figure it out with the context. Indonesian people leave comments this way a lot when using social media. Listen again - "finally..." is... |
Fira: (SLOW) akhirnya... (REGULAR) akhirnya... |
Becky: All together, it's "After two years, finally..." |
Fira: Setelah 2 tahun, akhirnya... |
COMMENTS |
Becky: In response, Indra's friends leave some comments. |
Becky: His girlfriend, Susi, uses an expression meaning - "Thank you." |
Fira: (SLOW) terimakasih ya (REGULAR) terimakasih ya |
[Pause] |
Fira: terimakasih ya |
Becky: Use this expression to show your love. |
Becky: His nephew, Johan, uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations, Uncle!" |
Fira: (SLOW) selamat ya, Om! (REGULAR) selamat ya, Om! |
[Pause] |
Fira: selamat ya, Om! |
Becky: Use this expression to celebrate the news. |
Becky: His girlfriend's high school friend, Lita, uses an expression meaning - "Look at you guys! (for teasing)" |
Fira: (SLOW) Ciyeeee... ;) (REGULAR) Ciyeeee... ;) |
[Pause] |
Fira: Ciyeeee... ;) |
Becky: Use this expression to be funny. |
Becky: His college friend, Doni, uses an expression meaning - "So you are no longer worried, are you, Indra!" |
Fira: (SLOW) Sudah tidak galau lagi donk, Indra! (REGULAR) Sudah tidak galau lagi donk, Indra! |
[Pause] |
Fira: Sudah tidak galau lagi donk, Indra! |
Becky: Use this expression to refer to some previous conversation. |
Outro
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Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being in a relationship, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
Fira: Dadah. |
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