Learn the question "How long have you been studying Indonesian?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 long have you been studying Indonesian language?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| The first word in the question “How long have you been studying Indonesian language?” is |
| Fira: sudah |
| Jessi: "meaning already" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) sudah |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: sudah |
| {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 long have you been studying Indonesian language? is |
| Fira: berapa |
| Jessi: meaning how much / many in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) berapa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: berapa |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: lama |
| Jessi: meaning something like long in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) lama |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: lama |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa lama |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: anda |
| Jessi: meaning you in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) anda |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: anda |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa lama anda |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: belajar |
| Jessi: meaning study in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) belajar |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: belajar |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa lama anda belajar |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: bahasa |
| Jessi: meaning something like language in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) bahasa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: bahasa |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 6 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: indonesia |
| Jessi: which is indonesia in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) indonesia |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: indonesia |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa indonesia |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Indonesian language?? |
| Fira: Sudah satu bulan. |
| Jessi: "For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Sudah satu bulan. |
| {pause} |
| Learn this question well, as you will hear it often in your travels to Indonesia. |
| As always in Indonesia, people value circumspection in everyday speech. Manners are always appreciated. |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: sudah |
| Jessi: meaning something like already. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) sudah |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: sudah |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Fira: satu |
| meaning one. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) satu |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: satu |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: bulan |
| meaning month. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) bulan |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: bulan |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Sudah satu bulan. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with one year. |
| Fira: satu tahun |
| Jessi: one year |
| Fira: (slow) satu tahun (regular) satu tahun |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one year |
| Fira: Sudah satu tahun. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For one year. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Sudah satu tahun. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace one year with three months. |
| Fira: tiga bulan |
| Jessi: three months |
| Fira: (slow) tiga bulan (regular) tiga bulan |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three months |
| Fira: Sudah tiga bulan. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for one year. Say For three months. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Sudah tiga bulan. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace three months with one week. |
| Fira: satu minggu |
| Jessi: one week |
| Fira: (slow) satu minggu (regular) satu minggu |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one week |
| Fira: Sudah satu minggu. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for three months. Say For one week. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Sudah satu minggu. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and someone asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Sudah satu bulan. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for one year Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Sudah satu tahun. |
| Jessi: Imagine you've been studying it for three months. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Sudah tiga bulan. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're one week. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Sudah satu minggu. |
| Jessi: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying [language]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Sudah berapa lama anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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