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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 22 - Ordering at a Restaurant. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order at a restaurant or coffee shop in Indonesian.
Body
Eric: Here's the formal way to ask “Can I see the menu?” in Indonesian.
Fira: [Normal] Boleh saya lihat menu?
Eric: First is a word meaning “may, can.”
Fira: [Normal] boleh [Slow] boleh
Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to see, to look.”
Fira: [Normal] lihat [Slow] lihat
Eric: Last is the word meaning “menu.”
Fira: [Normal] menu [Slow] menu
Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning “Can I see the menu?”
Fira: [Slow] Boleh saya lihat menu? [Normal] Boleh saya lihat menu?
Eric: Ok, now let's hear the informal way to ask “What do you recommend?”
Fira: [Normal] Rekomendasinya apa?
Eric: First is a word meaning “the recommendation.”
Fira: [Normal] rekomendasinya [Slow] rekomendasinya
Eric: Last is the word meaning “what.”
Fira: [Normal] apa [Slow] apa
Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning “What do you recommend?”
Fira: [Slow] Rekomendasinya apa? [Normal] Rekomendasinya apa?
Eric: Next up is the formal way to say “A coffee for me.”
Fira: [Normal] Secangkir kopi untuk saya.
Eric: First is a word meaning “a cup (of).”
Fira: [Normal] secangkir [Slow] secangkir
Eric: Next is the word meaning “coffee.”
Fira: [Normal] kopi [Slow] kopi
Eric: Next is the word meaning “for.”
Fira: [Normal] untuk [Slow] untuk
Eric: Last is the word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Listen again to the formal response meaning “A coffee for me.”
Fira: [Slow] Secangkir kopi untuk saya. [Normal] Secangkir kopi untuk saya.
Eric: Finally, let’s hear a formal way to say “I would like a coffee.”
Fira: [Normal] Saya ingin secangkir kopi.
Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to want.”
Fira: [Normal] ingin [Slow] ingin
Eric: Next is the word meaning “a cup (of)”
Fira: [Normal] secangkir [Slow] secangkir
Eric: Last is the word meaning “coffee.”
Fira: [Normal] kopi [Slow] kopi
Eric: Listen again to the formal response meaning “I would like a coffee.”
Fira: [Slow] Saya ingin secangkir kopi. [Normal] Saya ingin secangkir kopi.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Fira: One problem you might have in Indonesian is when you ask a question that has various possible answers. For example, "Which is your favorite one?" In this case, you have to use Mana, which is in fact the literal translation of "which" or "which one." So, Kamu suka yang mana? means "Which one do you prefer?"

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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