Learn the question "What's wrong?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 19: What's wrong in Indonesian? In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "Are you alright?/What's wrong?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? |
| The first word in the question “Are you alright?/What's wrong?” is |
| Fira: apakah |
| Jessi: "meaning something like what" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) apakah |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: apakah |
| {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, Are you alright?/What's wrong? is |
| Fira: kamu |
| Jessi: meaning you. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) kamu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: kamu |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: apakah kamu |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: baik-baik |
| Jessi: meaning something like alright / fine. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) baik-baik |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: baik-baik |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: apakah kamu baik-baik |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: saja |
| Jessi: meaning something like just. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saja |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: saja |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: apakah kamu baik-baik saja |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you alright?/What's wrong?? |
| Fira: Saya lelah |
| Jessi: "I'm tired.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Saya lelah |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: saya |
| Jessi: meaning i. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saya |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: saya |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: lelah |
| meaning something like tired. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) lelah |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: lelah |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm tired., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Saya lelah |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace tired with a little sleepy. |
| Fira: agak mengantuk |
| Jessi: a little sleepy |
| Fira: (slow) agak mengantuk (regular) agak mengantuk |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a little sleepy |
| Fira: Saya agak mengantuk |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace tired. Say I'm a little sleepy. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya agak mengantuk |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace a little sleepy with a little sick. |
| Fira: sedikit sakit |
| Jessi: a little sick |
| Fira: (slow) sedikit sakit (regular) sedikit sakit |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a little sick |
| Fira: Saya sedikit sakit |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a little sleepy. Say I'm a little sick. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya sedikit sakit |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace a little sick with slightly dizzy. |
| Fira: agak pusing |
| Jessi: slightly dizzy |
| Fira: (slow) agak pusing (regular) agak pusing |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with slightly dizzy |
| Fira: Saya agak pusing |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for a little sick. Say I'm slightly dizzy. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya agak pusing |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and a stranger asks you if you are all right. You want to answer I'm tired.. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? (five seconds) Saya lelah |
| Jessi: Now you want to say I'm a little sleepy. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? (five seconds) Saya agak mengantuk |
| Jessi: You want to say I'm a little sick.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? (five seconds) Saya sedikit sakit |
| Jessi: Imagine you're slightly dizzy. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? (five seconds) Saya agak pusing |
| Jessi: A stranger looks like they are in trouble, and you want to know if they are all right. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Apakah kamu baik-baik saja? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 19 |
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