Learn how to ask "What are you doing?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 12 - Asking What Someone is Doing. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question “What are you doing?” in Indonesian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask “What are you doing?” in Indonesian. |
| Fira: [Normal] Kamu lagi ngapain? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “at the moment, in the process of.” |
| Fira: [Normal] lagi [Slow] lagi |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “do what.” |
| Fira: [Normal] ngapain [Slow] ngapain |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “What are you doing?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kamu lagi ngapain? [Normal] Kamu lagi ngapain? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask “What are you doing?” |
| Fira: [Normal] Apa yang sedang Anda lakukan? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “what” |
| Fira: [Normal] apa [Slow] apa |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “that.” |
| Fira: [Normal] yang [Slow] yang |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “in the process of.” |
| Fira: [Normal] sedang [Slow] sedang |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Anda [Slow] Anda |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “to do.” |
| Fira: [Normal] lakukan [Slow] lakukan |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation again. Listen again to the formal question meaning “What are you doing?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Apa yang sedang Anda lakukan? [Normal] Apa yang sedang Anda lakukan? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning “I’m studying.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Saya sedang belajar. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.” |
| Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “at the moment, in the process of.” |
| Fira: [Normal] sedang [Slow] sedang |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “to study.” |
| Fira: [Normal] belajar [Slow] belajar |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “I’m studying.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Saya sedang belajar. [Normal] Saya sedang belajar. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, “I'm not doing anything special.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Enggak ngapa-ngapain. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “no, not.” |
| Fira: [Normal] enggak [Slow] enggak |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “to do anything.” |
| Fira: [Normal] ngapa-ngapain [Slow] ngapa-ngapain |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “I'm doing nothing special.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Enggak ngapa-ngapain. [Normal] Enggak ngapa-ngapain. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Fira: When you are using the word lagi, please be careful about its placement, because it could create a different meaning. For example, if you are reading at that moment, you say Saya lagi membaca, not Saya membaca lagi, because that means “I’m reading again.” |
Outro |
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| 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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