Learn the question "How tall are you?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall are you 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 "How tall are you?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? |
| The first word in the question “How tall are you?” is |
| Fira: berapa |
| Jessi: "meaning something like how many / much" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) berapa |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: berapa |
| {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, How tall are you? is |
| Fira: tinggi |
| Jessi: meaning something like high / tall. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) tinggi |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: tinggi |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: berapa tinggi |
| {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: berapa tinggi kamu |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Fira: Tinggi saya 180 sentimeter. |
| Jessi: "I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Tinggi saya 180 sentimeter. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: tinggi |
| Jessi: meaning something like tall / height. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) tinggi |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: tinggi |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Fira: saya |
| meaning I. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saya |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: saya |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Fira: 180 sentimeter |
| meaning 180 cm. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) 180 sentimeter |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: 180 sentimeter |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Tinggi saya 180 sentimeter. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace 180 cm with 160 cm. |
| Fira: seratus enampuluh sentimeter |
| Jessi: 160 cm |
| Fira: (slow) seratus enampuluh sentimeter (regular) seratus enampuluh sentimeter |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 160 cm |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh sentimeter. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180 cm. Say I'm 160 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh sentimeter. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 160 cm with 165 cm. |
| Fira: seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter |
| Jessi: 165 cm |
| Fira: (slow) seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter (regular) seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 165 cm |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 160 cm. Say I'm 165 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 165 cm with 170 cm. |
| Fira: seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter |
| Jessi: 170 cm |
| Fira: (slow) seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter (regular) seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 cm |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 165 cm. Say I'm 170 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Tinggi saya seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? (five seconds) Tinggi saya 180 sentimeter. |
| Jessi: Imagine you are 160 cm Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? (five seconds) Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh sentimeter. |
| Jessi: Now imagine you are 165 cm. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? (five seconds) Tinggi saya seratus enampuluh lima sentimeter. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're 170 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? (five seconds) Tinggi saya seratus tujuhpuluh sentimeter. |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Berapa tinggi kamu? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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