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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 59. No Thanks |
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| In this lesson, we’ll introduce you to some useful phrases when you’ve had enough or want to turn something down. One of these phrases just may make your trip. In Indonesian, “No, thank you.” is terima kasih. Let’s break it down by syllable. te-ri-ma ka-sih. Now let’s hear it once again terima kasih. I know what you’re thinking. Wait! Didn’t we learn that in the very first podcast? And doesn’t that just mean “thank you.”? If you are, I gotta hand it to you, you’re on the ball. In this case however terima kasih is accompanied by the shake of the head. Like you would when you’re indicating “No.” So, to express “No, thank you,” you say terima kasih and shake your head. It’s that easy. This can be used when declining street vendors, food at the table, and in any other situations where you want to politely decline something. |
| When sitting down for a meal or when eating and drinking in excess, “Thank you but I’ve had enough.” may just be the most useful bit of Indonesian you ever used. In Indonesian “Thank you but I’ve had enough,” is Sudah kenyang, terima kasih. Let’s break it down by syllable su-dah ke-nyang te-ri-ma ka-sih. Now let’s hear it once again Sudah kenyang, terima kasih. The first word sudah means “already”. Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time su-dah. sudah. This is followed by kenyang which in Indonesian is “full.” kenyang. ke-nyang. kenyang. So to recap here we have sudah kenyang. Literally this means “already full.” Let’s take a look at the next expression, terima kasih which is simply our expression for “thank you.” terima kasih. So altogether we have Sudah kenyang, terima kasih. Literally this means, “I’m already full, thank you.” And though one more thing about the word kenyang meaning “full”, avoid using this in Bali. In the Balinese language this word means something rather subversive and earthy to some extend. So if you don’t want to be made a laughing people over there, don’t use this word. Instead use the word penuh, which also mean “full”. Kenyang is safe to use elsewhere though. |
| 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. |
| So here we go! |
| “No, Thank you.” (Terima kasih. Te-ri-ma ka-sih. Terima kasih.) And remember to shake your head when doing this. |
| “Thank you but I’ve had enough.” (Sudah kenyang, terima kasih. Su-dah ke-nyang te-ri-ma ka-sih. Sudah kenyang, terima kasih) |
| Alright, that's going to do it for today! |
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