Learn how to talk about causes and reasons
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. This is Upper Beginner Season 1 Lesson 6 - Going to an Indonesian University. I’m Becky. |
| Fira: Halo. This is Fira. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about causes and reasons in Indonesian. The conversation takes place at a school campus. |
| Fira: It's between a Registrar and Dian. |
| Becky: The speakers are a registrar and a prospective student, so they’ll be using formal Indonesian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
Lesson conversation |
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| Pencatat: Apakah alasan kamu memilih universitas ini? |
| Dian: Karena universitas ini terkenal dengan jurusan seni multimedianya yang berkualitas. |
| Pencatat: Baik. Profesi atau pekerjaan apa yang kamu cari setelah lulus kuliah? |
| Dian: Saya tertarik dengan profesi desainer web dan animator. |
| Pencatat: Terima kasih. Mohon tanda tangannya di sini. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Pencatat: Apakah alasan kamu memilih universitas ini? |
| Dian: Karena universitas ini terkenal dengan jurusan seni multimedianya yang berkualitas. |
| Pencatat: Baik. Profesi atau pekerjaan apa yang kamu cari setelah lulus kuliah? |
| Dian: Saya tertarik dengan profesi desainer web dan animator. |
| Pencatat: Terima kasih. Mohon tanda tangannya di sini. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Registrar: What is your reason for choosing this university? |
| Dian: Because this university is known for the quality of its multimedia arts major. |
| Registrar: I see. What kind of profession or job is it that you will be looking for when you graduate? |
| Dian: I’m interested in becoming a web designer and animator. |
| Registrar: Thank you. Please sign here. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Fira, which university do you think the speakers were talking about? |
| Fira: I think it’s probably Trisakti University in west Jakarta. It’s known not only for its high quality education in design and animation, but also for its faculty of Economics, Law and more. Still, the Faculty of Arts and Design, or in Indonesian, FAKULTAS SENI RUPA DAN DESAIN (FSRD) is very well known. |
| Becky: And what majors does the Faculty of Arts and Design have? |
| Fira: It has Interior Design, Product Design, Visual Communication Design, Photography, and Master of Design. |
| Becky: While it’s common for people who can afford it to study abroad, especially for Arts and Design studies, FSRD is known for providing an equally high-quality level of education compared to Arts and Design schools overseas. |
| Fira: That’s right. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Fira: alasan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: reason |
| Fira: alasan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: alasan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: universitas [natural native speed] |
| Becky: university |
| Fira: universitas[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: universitas [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: jurusan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: department, major, direction |
| Fira: jurusan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: jurusan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: kuliah [natural native speed] |
| Becky: a college, to attend college, to attend university |
| Fira: kuliah[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: kuliah [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: profesi [natural native speed] |
| Becky: profession |
| Fira: profesi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: profesi [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: lulus [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to pass, to graduate |
| Fira: lulus[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: lulus [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: tertarik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to be interested |
| Fira: tertarik[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: tertarik [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: pekerjaan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: occupation |
| Fira: pekerjaan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: pekerjaan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next .. |
| Fira: tanda tangan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: signature |
| Fira: tanda tangan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: tanda tangan [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last.. |
| Fira: memilih [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to choose |
| Fira: memilih[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Fira: memilih [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Fira: memilih |
| Becky: And it means "to choose". Can you explain this word for us Fira? |
| Fira: Sure! Memilih comes from the prefix me-, which makes the following verb active, and the root word pilih which is a verb meaning "to choose". |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Fira: Sure. For example, you can say.. Siapa yang memilih hotel ini? |
| Becky: ...which means "Who chose this hotel?". You can use this word in formal situations. Usually in informal or casual situations, it’s common to just say... |
| Fira: "pilih" and "milih," which both mean “to choose”. |
| Becky: What are the differences between these two words? |
| Fira: Both are interchangeable, but milih is more like the slang version of "pilih". |
| Becky: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Fira: tanda tangan |
| Becky: meaning "signature" |
| Fira: Tanda is a noun meaning "sign" or "mark". Tangan is a noun meaning “hand”. Together they literally mean "hand mark," or “signature.” |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Fira: Sure. For example, you can say.. Dia sedang mengumpulkan tanda tangan untuk sebuah petisi. |
| Becky: ... which means "He is collecting signatures for a petition." |
| Fira: There’s another word to refer to a signature, which is paraf. |
| Becky: But note that this word can also indicate a simple mark, such as a checkmark. |
| Fira: Right. tanda tangan has to be a handwritten depiction of someone's name, so it can’t be used to mean something like “checkmark.” |
| Becky: Okay, now onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
| Becky: In this lesson, you will learn how to talk about causes and reasons in Indonesian. When you’re referring to a cause, the first word that comes to mind is “because”. What is this in Indonesian, Fira? |
| Fira: Karena. |
| Becky: meaning “because.” The usage is the same as in English. You can put it at the beginning of a sentence to express a cause. |
| Fira: For example, Saya mengikuti kamu karena saya tersesat. |
| Becky: "I'm following you because I'm lost." You also put it at the beginning of each clause that gives a reason for something. |
| Fira: For example, Saya mengikuti kamu karena saya tersesat. |
| Becky: "I'm following you because I'm lost." |
| Fira: Here we have two clauses connected by the word karena meaning “because.” Saya mengikuti kamu means “I’m following you”. Then we have karena meaning “because”, and finally saya tersesat meaning “I’m lost.” |
| Becky: So how can you say “because of” when you’re using a noun? |
| Fira: That’s Dikarenakan. This word means “because of” or “due to”. For example, Hal ini dikarenakan banyak faktor! |
| Becky “This is because of many factors.” |
| Fira: In this sentence, we have Hal ini meaning “this is”, then we have dikarenakan meaning “because of”, and at the end we have banyak faktor! meaning “many factors.” |
| Becky: The order is exactly the same as it is in English. |
| Fira: That’s right. |
| Becky: And now, let’s take a look at how to ask a reason using a Why question. |
| Fira: Okay. “Why” in Indonesian is kenapa, so you can start a question with this word when you want to ask someone why not do something. |
| Becky: For example, how can you say.. “Why don’t you buy a map?” |
| Fira: You can say.. Kenapa kamu tidak membeli peta? Kenapa means “why”, kamu means “you” and tidak membeli peta meaning “not buy a map.” |
| Becky: There is also a phrase meaning “What’s the reason of..”, which in Indonesian is.. |
| Fira: Apa alasan. Apa means “what” and alasan means “reason”, so it literally means “What reason.” |
| Becky: Can you give us an example? |
| Fira: Sure. Apa alasan kamu belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| Becky: “What’s your reason for studying Indonesian?” or literally “What reason do you study Indonesian?” |
| Fira: Apa alasan means “what reason”, kamu belajar means “you study” and bahasa Indonesia means “Indonesian language.” |
| Becky: So listeners, what’s your reason for studying Indonesian? |
| Fira: Apa alasan kamu belajar bahasa Indonesia? |
| Becky: Leave us your answer in the comments, and be sure to check the lesson notes for more examples. |
Outro |
| Becky: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi! |
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