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Lesson Transcript

Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who someone is in Indonesian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask “Who is it?” in Indonesian.
Fira: [Normal] Siapa?
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning “who.”
Fira: [Normal] siapa [Slow] siapa
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “Who is it?”
Fira: [Slow] Siapa? [Normal] Siapa?
Eric: Now here's the informal way to ask, “Who is that?”
Fira: [Normal] Itu siapa?
Eric: First is a word meaning “that.”
Fira: [Normal] itu [Slow] itu
Eric: Last is the word meaning “who.”
Fira: [Normal] siapa [Slow] siapa
Eric: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “Who is that?”
Fira: [Slow] Itu siapa? [Normal] Itu siapa?
Eric: Here's a response meaning “It's me.”
Fira: [Normal] Saya
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning “I, me, myself.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “It's me.”
Fira: [Slow] Saya [Normal] Saya
Eric: Here's a response meaning, “That’s a friend of mine.”
Fira: [Normal] Itu adalah teman saya.
Eric: First is a word meaning “that.”
Fira: [Normal] itu [Slow] itu
Eric: Next is the word meaning “is, are.”
Fira: [Normal] adalah [Slow] adalah
Eric: Next is the word meaning “friend.”
Fira: [Normal] teman [Slow] teman
Eric: Last is the word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “That’s a friend of mine.”
Fira: [Slow] Itu adalah teman saya. [Normal] Itu adalah teman saya.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Fira: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in Indonesia, the common question you can ask is Siapa ya? before opening the door. This literally means "Who is it?" in a polite way.

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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