Learn the question "When is your birthday?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: When is your birthday in Indonesian? In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Indonesian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "When is your birthday?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? |
| The first word in the question “When is your birthday?” is |
| Fira: kapan |
| Jessi: "meaning something like when" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) kapan |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: kapan |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question, When is your birthday? is |
| Fira: ulangtahun |
| Jessi: meaning birthday. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) ulangtahun |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: ulangtahun |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: kapan ulangtahun |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: kamu |
| Jessi: meaning you. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) kamu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: kamu |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: kapan ulangtahun kamu |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Master the following pattern and responses to the question When is your birthday?? |
| Fira: Tanggal 22 agustus. |
| Jessi: "It's August 22.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Tanggal 22 agustus. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: tanggal |
| Jessi: meaning date. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) tanggal |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: tanggal |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: 22 |
| meaning 22. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) 22 |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: 22 |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: Agustus |
| meaning August. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) Agustus |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: Agustus |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's August 22., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Tanggal 22 agustus. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace August 22 with October 8th. |
| Fira: 8 Oktober |
| Jessi: October 8th |
| Fira: (slow) 8 Oktober (regular) 8 Oktober |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with October 8th |
| Fira: Tanggal 8 Oktober. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace August 22. Say It's October 8th. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tanggal 8 Oktober. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace October 8th with January 4th. |
| Fira: 4 januari |
| Jessi: January 4th |
| Fira: (slow) 4 januari (regular) 4 januari |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with January 4th |
| Fira: Tanggal 4 januari. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for October 8th. Say It's January 4th. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tanggal 4 januari. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace January 4th with July 15th. |
| Fira: 15 juli |
| Jessi: July 15th |
| Fira: (slow) 15 juli (regular) 15 juli |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with July 15th |
| Fira: Tanggal 15 juli. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for January 4th. Say It's July 15th. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tanggal 15 juli. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? (five seconds) Tanggal 22 agustus. |
| Jessi: Imagine your birthday is October 8th Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? (five seconds) Tanggal 8 Oktober. |
| Jessi: Now, imagine your birthday is January 4th. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? (five seconds) Tanggal 4 januari. |
| Jessi: Imagine your birthday is July 15th. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? (five seconds) Tanggal 15 juli. |
| Jessi: You want to know when that person's birthday is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Kapan ulangtahun kamu? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 12 |
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