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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 44. How Do You Eat This? |
| In Indonesia there are many delicious dishes! We've already covered how to order them, but now let's cover how to eat them! That, however, is not always so straightforward. So in today’s lesson we'll learn how to ask "How do you eat this?" |
| In Indonesian "How do you eat this?" is Bagaimana cara makan ini? Let’s break it down by syllable Ba-gai-ma-na ca-ra ma-kan i-ni? Now let’s hear it once again Bagaimana cara makan ini? The first word bagaimana means "how." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time ba-gai-ma-na. bagaimana. This is followed by cara, which in Indonesian is "way" or "method." Cara. ca-ra. cara. So to recap here, we have bagaimana cara. Literally this means "How is the way." Let's take a look at the next word makan which means "to eat." Ma-kan. makan. Finally, we have ini which means "this." I-ni. ini. So altogether we have Bagaimana cara makan ini? Literally this means "How is the way to eat this?" |
| Hopefully they don't answer with a smart remark such as "With your mouth," which by the way is Pakai mulutnya! If you hear this...you're in a for a long night! |
| There are other instances when you may want to add some sauce, etc. to your dish. In this case you can ask "Do you add something to this?" which in Indonesian is Apa lagi yang harus ditambahkan? Let’s break it down by syllable A-pa la-gi yang ha-rus di-tam-bah-kan? Now let’s hear it once again. Apa lagi yang harus ditambahkan? The first word apa means "what." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. A-pa. apa. This is followed by lagi, which in Indonesian is "more" or "again." Lagi. la-gi. lagi. So to recap here, we have apa lagi. Literally this means "what more" Let's take a look at the next word yang which means "the one that." Yang. yang. After that, we have harus which means "must." Ha-rus. harus. And finally we have ditambahkan which means "to be added." Di-tam-bah-kan. ditambahkan. So altogether we have Apa lagi yang harus ditambahkan? Literally this means "What else has to be added?." |
| Finally, something that may come in handy for everyone out there adverse to hot things. The all-important question, "Is this hot?" Hot as in spicy! In Indonesian "Is this hot?" is Ini pedas? Let’s break it down by syllable I-ni pe-das? Now let’s hear it once again Ini pedas? The first word ini means "this" as we've mentioned before. Ini. This is followed by pedas, which in Indonesian is "spicy hot." Pedas. pe-das. pedas. So altogether we have Ini pedas? Literally this means "This hot?" |
| Indonesian food is often described with blanket statement start spicy and has a broad range of spices. However despite the long held moonacre the spice islands, which are indeed located within Indonesia, most of the local fair does not use a lot of spices. Most types only use ground pepper, chilli peppers, ginger, lemongrass, garlic and sweet sauce as the predominant flavors. So approach Indonesian food as a cuisine with the broad pile of flavours. But don’t be disappointed about the food not matching you preconception of what food should be like from the place like the spice islands. The spiciness and savour of most types of Indonesian cuisine are certainly satisfying and definitely delicious. |
| 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! |
| “How do you eat this?” (Bagaimana cara makan ini? Ba-gai-ma-na ca-ra ma-kan i-ni? Bagaimana cara makan ini?) |
| “Do you add something to this?” (Apa lagi yang harus ditambahkan? A-pa la-gi yang ha-rus di-tam-bah-kan? Apa lagi yang harus ditambahkan?) |
| “Is this hot? (or spicy?)” (Ini pedas? I-ni pe-das? Ini pedas?) |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today! |
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