Learn how to ask the speaking party to say something again
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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 9. Once Again, Slowly Please |
| There will be many times when the Indonesian around you, or coming at you, is fast and furious, and you may not catch all, or any of it. In instances like this asking the speaker to say it again can prove the difference between understanding a crucial piece of information or spending the rest of the day trying to figure out just what was said. So that you can get a feel for the language and tune your ear, you should use the following phrase over and over! |
| In Indonesian "Once again please." is Tolong diulangi sekali lagi. Let’s break it down by syllable To-long di-u-la-ngi se-ka-li la-gi. Now let’s hear it once again. Tolong diulangi sekali lagi. The first word tolong means "help." Let’s break down this word and hear it one more time. To-long. Tolong. This is followed by diulangi, which in Indonesian is "to be repeated." Diulangi. Di-u-la-ngi. Diulangi. |
| So to recap here, we have Tolong diulangi. Literally this means "Please repeat it" Let's take a look at the next word sekali, which means "once." Se-ka-li. Sekali. And then, the last word is lagi, which means "again." La-gi. Lagi. |
| So altogether we have Tolong diulangi sekali lagi. Literally this means "Please repeat it once more." |
| At times, even repetition of what is said isn't enough to understand the speaker, as the words are still too fast. For instances like this, you can use the phrase "Slowly please." In Indonesian "Slowly please" is Tolong pelan-pelan. (slow) Tolong pelan-pelan. Let’s break it down by syllable. To-long pe-lan-pe-lan. Now let’s hear it once again. Tolong pelan-pelan. |
| We've already gone over the first word tolong, which means "help." Tolong. This is followed by pelan-pelan, which in Indonesian is "slowly." pelan-pelan. pe-lan-pe-lan. pelan-pelan. So altogether we have Tolong pelan-pelan. Literally this means "Please, slowly." |
| These phrases can be combined as well, if you want to say "Once again slowly please." Tolong diulangi pelan-pelan sekali lagi. (slow) Tolong diulangi pelan-pelan sekali lagi. Tolong diulangi pelan-pelan sekali lagi. |
| Now, about the word tolong, the original meaning of this is “help” but it can also be used to request at something be done on your behalf. And this usually used with people who are older than you are or other people who have a higher social standing because of their profession. Just about anybody you want to show a great deal of respect to. For people about your age and younger you can use the verb coba which means “to try” this can substitute tolong in any of the phrases we’ve learnt so far. |
| 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! |
| “Once again please”. (Tolong diulangi sekali lagi. To-long di-u-la-ngi se-ka-li la-gi. Tolong diulangi sekali lagi.) |
| “Slowly please.” (Tolong pelan-pelan. To-long pe-lan-pe-lan. Tolong pelan-pelan. ) |
| "Once again slowly please." (Tolong diulangi pelan-pelan sekali lagi. To-long di-u-lang-i pe-lan-pe-lan se-ka-li la-gi. Tolong diulangi pelan-pelan sekali lagi. |
| All right, that's going to do it for today! |
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Comments
HideHi listeners, have you tried practice by speaking with Indonesian people? do you think that Indonesians are speaking too fast? was it hard to pick up? tell us your experiences to us:)
Hi Alice Li!
Great question! 😊 In Indonesian, the letter 'c' is actually pronounced like the 'ch' in "chocolate" or 'j' in "jack", not like the 'g' in "great". So, for the word "coba," you would pronounce it as "cho-ba."
Keep practicing, and you'll get the hang of it! If you have any more questions, feel free to let us know.
Terima kasih! (Thank you!)
Team IndonesianPod101.com
Terima kasih! Would you inform how the 'c' in 'coba' should be pronounced? I had thought in Indonesian 'c' pronounces like 'g' in 'great', but when I seach 'coba' in the dictionary I feel it sounds like 'j' in 'jack' instead of 'g' in 'great'.
Hi Chris V,
Thank you for your question! Yes, we also use "Jumpa lagi".
Please feel free to browse our other lessons ya!
Salam,
Sarah
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Back in 2008, I learned the Malaysian phrase "jumpa lagi" in Sendai, Japan.
Can you also use "jumpa lagi" in Indonesia and be understood?
Hello Paul,
Thank you so much for your valuable feedback. We will keep this in mind for our future contents. Please feel free to browse our other lessons. I hope you would enjoy them as well. Terima kasih lagi Pak!
Salam,
Sarah
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Very good, but there isn't enough of a pause for me to say the phrases in the little test at the end, before you start saying the answer.
This was the same in lesson 7, too.
Please consider that we need 1-2 seconds thinking time, then time to say our answer at beginner's speed, before you come in with the answer.
Thanks, Paul
Hi Paola,
Thank you so much for your kind feedback. ❤️️❤️️
Levente
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Very good lesson
Hi Bi,
Yes you can use 'Tolong pelan-pelan' to ask a taxi driver to slow down.
"Tolong diulang." and "Tolong diulangi." here mean the same thing. There is a difference between the two verbs, but very slightly. "diulang" means to repeat (passive voice) and "diulangi" means to repeat for a number of times (passive voice).
Hope this helps,
Sarah
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Halo, Anthony Elliott!
The word 'coba' literally means 'try'. If you say 'Coba diulangi sekali lagi', it means 'Try repeat it once again'.
In your case I think it is still better to use the word 'tolong'.
'Coba' is usually used to give instruction to someone younger we know well, like our students, our subordinates, or our kids. We do not use that with strangers even if they are younger than us.
Hope that helps!
Let us know if you still have question.
cheers,
Dipta
Team IndonesianPod101.com
I guess my question is using Coba to replace Tolong when speaking with someone younger would be correct like if I a talking to a friend who is younger than I am or an Indonesian teenager? I wish you would give more detail on this term in this lesson it would help too. I say this because I was talking to someone one the phone and he was talking too fast and he was a teenager.
Hi Sunny!
great question!
This is a tricky grammar point that even the native speakers may not aware.
diulangi emphasize that there is an actor there. It can be interpreted as 'be repeated (by you)'
diulang only emphasize the passive condition, 'being repeated'. it can be interpreted as only 'be repeated'
In most cases they can be used interchangeably. you can say 'boleh tolong diulang' or 'boleh tolong diulangi' (lit.: may it be repeated, or may it be repeated by you?)
hope that helps!
best
Dipta
team IndonesianPod101.com
what's the difference between diulang and diulangi?
Hi Allen,
Even though the stem word is "ulang" with the conjugation di- & -i, the pronunciation is not di-u-lang-i, but di-u-la-ngi.
This is an exception. Generally, stem word is pronounced separately from the conjugation. However, conjugation -i in the end usually need to be pronounced with the preceding syllable.
so the correct one is: di-u-la-ngi
Dipta
Team IndonesianPod101.com
diulangi
correct pronunciation is what ?
di-u-la-ngi or di-u-lang-i ??
which one ?
so confuse..-_-"..
Hi Martin,
Thank you for posting. Currently we don't have such feature.
However, we have Premium Plus service, a service where you can chat directly with our tutor. If you are interested, please check the subscription setting in "My Account" menu. :wink:
Please let us know if you have any more question.
Dipta
Team IndonesianPod101.com
Hi Fira,
thank you,is there any a tool I can chat with the indonesia person? like chatting room,or any other social tools.
Truly thanks.
Martin
Hi Pupu,
Thank you! Happy to hear it :flushed:
Fira
Team IndonesianPod101.com
really like ur channel!!!:smile: