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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 39. Foreign Exchange |
| Exchanging money in Indonesia is quite convenient! One can exchange money at airports, banks, hotels, authorized money changers, or withdraw money from an ATM. Rates applied when withdrawing money from an ATM are likely to be the best; however, when using an ATM it is advisable to make one large withdrawal as you may be charged by both the local bank and your home one. So first things first, let's find a location that will exchange money. |
| In Indonesian "Is there an ATM near here?" is Ada mesin ATM yang dekat dari sini? Let’s break it down by syllable A-da me-sin ATM yang de-kat da-ri si-ni? Now let’s hear it once again Ada mesin ATM yang dekat dari sini? The first word ada means "there is." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. A-da. ada. This is followed by mesin ATM, which means "ATM machine," even though for English speakers, that’s sort of redundant. Mesin ATM. So to recap here, we have Ada mesin ATM. Literally this means "There is an ATM machine." Let's take a look at the next word yang which means "the one that." yang. yang. This is followed by dekat, which means "near" or "close." Dekat. de-kat. dekat. The next word is dari, which means "from." Dari. da-ri. dari. Finally, we have the word sini, which means "here." Sini. si-ni. sini. So altogether we have Ada mesin ATM yang dekat dari sini? Literally this means "Is there an ATM machine that's near from here?" |
| Now to ask for a bank, we can just replace the word for ATM with bank and the phrase works just fine. "Is there a bank near here?" is Ada bank yang dekat dari sini? The only thing that changes is the thing you are looking for. In this case it's bank. Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. Bank. bank. |
| For times when there is neither a bank or an ATM, you can ask, "Where can I exchange currency?" which in Indonesian this is Di mana bisa tukar uang? Let’s break it down by syllable. Di ma-na bi-sa tu-kar u-ang? Now let’s hear it once again. Di mana bisa tukar uang? The first word di mana means "where." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. Di ma-na. di mana. This is followed by bisa, which in Indonesian is "can" or "be able to." Bisa. bi-sa. bisa. So to recap here, we have di mana bisa. Literally this means "where can I." Let's take a look at the next word tukar which means "to exchange." tu-kar. tukar. Finally, we have uang, which means "money." u-ang. uang. So altogether we have Di mana bisa tukar uang? Literally this means "Where can I change money?" |
| Exchanging currency is pretty straightforward. You’ll need to fill out some forms, and then present the amount you want exchanged. One extremely useful phrase is, "Smaller denominations please." as it is usually beneficial to have smaller amounts of currency on you for paying for the bus fare, taxi fare, and so on. |
| In Indonesian "Smaller denominations please." is Minta uang kecil. Let’s break it down by syllable. Min-ta u-ang ke-cil. Now let’s hear it once again. Minta uang kecil. 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 uang, which is "money" as we've learned earlier. uang. So to recap here, we have minta uang. Literally this means "I ask for money." Let's take a look at the last word kecil which means "small." ke-cil. kecil. So altogether we have Minta uang kecil. Literally this means "I'm asking for small money." |
| Besides the banks and ATM, the next best thing is to look for either hotel or a money changer. The hotels namely the bigger one will change money, but their rates are not the highest. Money changers on the other hand often post excellent exchange rates depending on where you are. However you must exercise caution in these places because some of them have earned reputation of ripping customers off. |
| 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! |
| “Is there an ATM near here?” (Ada mesin ATM yang dekat dari sini? A-da me-sin ATM yang de-kat da-ri si-ni? Ada mesin ATM yang dekat dari sini?) |
| “Is there a bank near here?” (Ada bank yang dekat dari sini? A-da bank yang de-kat da-ri si-ni?” Ada bank yang dekat dari sini?) |
| “Where can I change money?” (Di mana bisa tukar uang? Di ma-na bi-sa tu-kar u-ang? Di mana bisa tukar uang? |
| “Smaller denominations please.” (Minta uang kecil. Min-ta u-ang ke-cil. Minta uang kecil.) |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today! |
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