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| Hello and welcome to Indonesian Survival Phrases, brought to you by IndonesianPod101.com This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Indonesia. You'll be surprised at how far a little Indonesian will go. Now before we jump in, remember to stop by IndonesianPod101.com. And there you’ll find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| Indonesian Survival Phrases Lesson 23. Riding the Bus part 3. |
| In this lesson we're going to work on getting a ticket. This time we'll use Jakarta as our destination. Let's say the city name once more Jakarta. This city, which is the capital of Indonesia, is located on the Northwestern coast of the island of Java. |
| In Indonesian "Ticket to Jakarta please." is Minta karcis ke Jakarta, ya? Let’s break it down by syllable Min-ta kar-cis ke Ja-kar-ta ya? Now let’s hear it once again. Minta karcis ke Jakarta ya? |
| The first word minta means "to request" or "ask for." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. Min-ta. Minta. This is followed by karcis, which in Indonesian means "ticket." (slow) karcis. karcis. So to recap here, we have minta karcis. Literally this means "ask for a ticket." Let's take a look at the next word ke which means "to" or "towards." (slow) ke.ke. Then we have our destination, Jakarta. Ja-kar-ta. Jakarta. Finally, we have ya which means "yes" or "alright." Ya. ya. So altogether we have Minta karcis ke Jakarta, ya? Literally this means "[I] ask for a ticket to Jakarta, alright?" |
| Now if you want to buy more than one ticket, for example if you wanted to buy two tickets, you can accomplish this by saying dua karcis. Let’s break it down by syllable. Du-a kar-cis. Now let’s hear it once again. Dua karcis. Notice that we simply add dua to karcis. Bus tickets in Indonesia are on a first come first serve basis, so you may sit anywhere. |
| Now you might also need to ask "How much is it to your desired destination." For example, we'll use the same destination as above, Jakarta. In Indonesian "How much is it to Jakarta?" is Berapa tarifnya ke Jakarta? Let’s break it down by syllable. Be-ra-pa ta-rif-nya ke Ja-kar-ta? Let’s hear it once again. Berapa tarifnya ke Jakarta? We can see here that "To Jakarta" follows "How much is the fare?", which is berapa tarifnya. Be-ra-pa ta-rif-nya. Berapa tarifnya. There are many types of buses that people use to travel between cities which are known as bis antar kota. There are several classes to choose from, the super luxury class includes almost unbearably cold AC, a bad movie or two shown on the bus TV, a snack box, and rather comfortable seats. The economy class buses on the other hand usually do not have AC or any entertainment of any kind. There are also inter-city night bus services known as bis malam or “evening buses” which do the majority of traveling during the night. So however you do it, you’re guaranteed the unique during any trip on a bis antar kota in Indonesia. |
| Okay, to close out today’s lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying the Indonesian phrase out loud or in Indonesian, dengan keras. You’ll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so selamat sukses, that means "good luck!" in Indonesian. |
| All right so here we go! |
| “A ticket to Jakarta please.” (Minta karcis ke Jakarta, ya? Min-ta kar-cis ke Ja-kar-ta ya? Minta karcis ke Jakarta, ya?) |
| “How much is it to Jakarta?” (Berapa tarifnya ke Jakarta? Be-ra-pa ta-rif-nya ke Ja-kar-ta? Berapa tarifnya ke Jakarta?) |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
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