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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 "Where did you learn Indonesian language?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| The first word in the question “Where did you learn Indonesian language?” is |
| Fira: di |
| Jessi: "meaning something like at" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) di |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: di |
| {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, Where did you learn Indonesian language? is |
| Fira: mana |
| Jessi: meaning something like where in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) mana |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: mana |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: di mana |
| {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 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: di mana anda |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: belajar |
| Jessi: meaning something like study in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) belajar |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: belajar |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: di mana anda belajar |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: bahasa |
| Jessi: meaning language in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) bahasa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: bahasa |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: di mana anda belajar bahasa |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| 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: di mana 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 Where did you learn Indonesian language?? |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari sekolah. |
| Jessi: "I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Saya belajar dari sekolah. |
| {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: saya |
| Jessi: meaning something like i. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saya |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: saya |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Fira: belajar |
| meaning something like study. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) belajar |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: belajar |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Next is |
| Fira: dari |
| meaning something like from. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) dari |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: dari |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And after that |
| Fira: sekolah |
| meaning school. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) sekolah |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: sekolah |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari sekolah. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace school with university. |
| Fira: universitas |
| Jessi: university |
| Fira: (slow) universitas (regular) universitas |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with university |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari universitas. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace school. Say I learned it in university. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari universitas. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace university with language course. |
| Fira: kursus bahasa |
| Jessi: language course |
| Fira: (slow) kursus bahasa (regular) kursus bahasa |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with language course |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari kursus bahasa. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for university. Say I learned it in language course. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari kursus bahasa. |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace language course with (from) books. |
| Fira: buku |
| Jessi: (from) books |
| Fira: (slow) buku (regular) buku |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with (from) books |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari buku. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for language course. Say I learned it in (from) books. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya belajar dari buku. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and someone asks you where you learned Indonesian. You learned Indonesian school. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Saya belajar dari sekolah. |
| Jessi: Now, imagine you learned it university Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Saya belajar dari universitas. |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it language course. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Saya belajar dari kursus bahasa. |
| Jessi: Imagine you learned it (from) books. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? (five seconds) Saya belajar dari buku. |
| Jessi: You want to ask where the stranger learned Indonesian. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Di mana anda belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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