Learn how to ask "Why?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question why in Indonesian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask “Why are you late?” in Indonesian. |
| Fira: [Normal] Kenapa kamu terlambat? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “why.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kenapa [Slow] kenapa |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “to be late.” |
| Fira: [Normal] terlambat [Slow] terlambat |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “Why are you late?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kenapa kamu terlambat? [Normal] Kenapa kamu terlambat? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, “I missed the train.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Aku ketinggalan kereta. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “I.” |
| Fira: [Normal] aku [Slow] aku |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “to be left behind.” |
| Fira: [Normal] ketinggalan [Slow] ketinggalan |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “train.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kereta [Slow] kereta |
| Eric: Listen again to the response “I missed the train.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Aku ketinggalan kereta. [Normal] Aku ketinggalan kereta. |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask “Why are you leaving so early?” |
| Fira: [Normal] Kenapa kamu pulang pagi? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “why” |
| Fira: [Normal] kenapa [Slow] kenapa |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “you” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “to go home, to return.” |
| Fira: [Normal] pulang [Slow] pulang |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “morning.” |
| Fira: [Normal] pagi [Slow] pagi |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning, “Why are you leaving so early?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kenapa kamu pulang pagi? [Normal] Kenapa kamu pulang pagi? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, “So I don’t miss the train.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Supaya enggak ketinggalan kereta. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “so that, in order to.” |
| Fira: [Normal] supaya [Slow] supaya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “no, not.” |
| Fira: [Normal] enggak [Slow] enggak |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “to be left behind.” |
| Fira: [Normal] ketinggalan [Slow] ketinggalan |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “train.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kereta [Slow] kereta |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, “So I don’t miss the train.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Supaya enggak ketinggalan kereta. [Normal] Supaya enggak ketinggalan kereta. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Fira: A famous expression in Indonesian is Kenapa tidak? which means "Why not?" You can use it to accept a proposition if you agree but aren’t really keen to do it, or if it wasn’t planned in advance. For example, if a friend suddenly asks you if want to go to the cinema tonight, you can answer with Kenapa tidak? which means "Why not?" |
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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