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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Indonesian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say “Hi I'm Fira” in Indonesian.
Fira: [Normal] Halo, nama saya Fira.
Eric: First is a word meaning “Hi.”
Fira: [Normal] Halo [Slow] Halo
Eric: Next is the word meaning “name.”
Fira: [Normal] nama [Slow] nama
Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Last is Fira, a person’s name.
Fira: [Normal] Fira [Slow] Fira
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Hi I'm Fira.”
Fira: [Slow] Halo, nama saya Fira. [Normal] Halo, nama saya Fira.
Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say “Good day, I'm Fira Lukito.”
Fira: [Normal] Selamat siang, nama saya Fira Lukito.
Eric: First is a word meaning “Good day.”
Fira: [Normal] Selamat siang [Slow] Selamat siang
Eric: Next is the word meaning “name.”
Fira: [Normal] nama [Slow] nama
Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Last is Fira Lukito, a person’s full name.
Fira: [Normal] Fira Lukito [Slow] Fira Lukito
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Good day, I'm Fira Lukito.”
Fira: [Slow] Selamat siang, nama saya Fira Lukito. [Normal] Selamat siang, nama saya Fira Lukito.
Eric: Next is the informal way to say “Nice to meet you.”
Fira: [Normal] Senang berkenalan denganmu.
Eric: First is a word meaning “pleasure.”
Fira: [Normal] senang [Slow] senang
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to be acquainted.”
Fira: [Normal] berkenalan [Slow] berkenalan
Eric: Last is the word meaning “with you.”
Fira: [Normal] denganmu [Slow] denganmu
Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “Nice to meet you.”
Fira: [Slow] Senang berkenalan denganmu. [Normal] Senang berkenalan denganmu.
Eric: Finally, let’s hear a formal way to say “Nice to meet you.”
Fira: [Normal] Senang bertemu dengan Anda.
Eric: First is a word meaning “pleasure.”
Fira: [Normal] Senang [Slow] Senang
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to meet.”
Fira: [Normal] bertemu [Slow] bertemu
Eric: Next is the word meaning “with.”
Fira: [Normal] dengan [Slow] dengan
Eric: Last is the formal word meaning “you.”
Fira: [Normal] Anda [Slow] Anda
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “Nice to meet you.”
Fira: [Slow] Senang bertemu dengan Anda. [Normal] Senang bertemu dengan Anda.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Fira: When you introduce yourself in Indonesia, it's a good idea to shake hands. If you use the correct greeting with Indonesian people, they're definitely going to be impressed!

Outro

Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson!
Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi.

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