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Lesson Transcript

Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic phone vocabulary in Indonesian.
Body
Eric: Here's how to say “Hello” when answering a phone in Indonesian.
Fira: [Normal] Halo.
Eric: This expression has only one word, meaning “Hello.”
Fira: [Normal] halo [Slow] halo
Eric: Listen again to the word meaning “Hello.”
Fira: [Slow] Halo. [Normal] Halo.
Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at how to say “This is Fira.”
Fira: [Normal] Ini Fira.
Eric: First is a word meaning “this.”
Fira: [Normal] ini [Slow] ini
Eric: Last is the person’s name, “Fira.”
Fira: [Normal] Fira [Slow] Fira
Eric: Listen again to the phrase “This is Fira.”
Fira: [Slow] Ini Fira. [Normal] Ini Fira.
Eric: Next is how to ask ''May I talk to Rina?”
Fira: [Normal] Bisa bicara dengan Rina?
Eric: First is a word meaning “can” or “to be able to.”
Fira: [Normal] bisa [Slow] bisa
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to talk, to speak.”
Fira: [Normal] bicara [Slow] bicara
Eric: Next is the word meaning “with.”
Fira: [Normal] dengan [Slow] dengan
Eric: Last is a person’s name, “Rina.”
Fira: [Normal] Rina [Slow] Rina
Eric: Listen again to the question meaning “May I talk to Rina?”
Fira: [Slow] Bisa bicara dengan Rina? [Normal] Bisa bicara dengan Rina?
Eric: Finally let’s hear how to say ''I'll call again later.”
Fira: [Normal] Saya akan hubungi kembali nanti.
Eric: First is a word meaning “I” or “me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Next is the word meaning “will.”
Fira: [Normal] akan [Slow] akan
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to contact.”
Fira: [Normal] hubungi [Slow] hubungi
Eric: Next is the word meaning “back.”
Fira: [Normal] kembali [Slow] kembali
Eric: Last is the word meaning “later.”
Fira: [Normal] nanti [Slow] nanti
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning “I'll call again later.”
Fira: [Slow] Saya akan hubungi kembali nanti. [Normal] Saya akan hubungi kembali nanti.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Fira: In the old days, when everyone was still using landline phones, people would answer the phone by saying their name, or their family name. But nowadays, the majority of households rely solely on mobile phones, and so people can usually see who’s calling on the phone screen. That’s why people no longer answer with their names. Most often people will answer the phone by just saying Halo.

Outro
Eric: And that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes. Thank you for listening, everyone!
Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi.

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