Learn how to ask "Do you speak English?"
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| 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? |
| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 7 - Do You Speak English? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer the question Do you speak English? in Indonesian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask “Do you speak English?” in Indonesian. |
| Fira: [Normal] Apakah kamu bisa bicara bahasa Inggris? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “Is, are, do, does.” |
| Fira: [Normal] apakah [Slow] apakah |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “can, to be able to” |
| Fira: [Normal] bisa [Slow] bisa |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “to speak.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bicara [Slow] bicara |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “language.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bahasa [Slow] bahasa |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Inggris [Slow] Inggris |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the formal question meaning “Do you speak English?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Apakah kamu bisa bicara bahasa Inggris? [Normal] Apakah kamu bisa bicara bahasa Inggris? |
| Eric: Say you’re talking to someone younger than you. Here's the informal way to ask “Do you speak English?” |
| Fira: [Normal] Kamu bisa bahasa Inggris? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “can, to be able to.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bisa [Slow] bisa |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “language.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bahasa [Slow] bahasa |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Inggris [Slow] Inggris |
| Eric: Note the rising intonation again. Listen again to the informal question meaning “Do you speak English?” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kamu bisa bahasa Inggris? [Normal] Kamu bisa bahasa Inggris? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning “Yes, I speak English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Iya, saya bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “yes.” |
| Fira: [Normal] iya [Slow] iya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.” |
| Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “can, 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 “language.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bahasa [Slow] bahasa |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Inggris [Slow] Inggris |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “Yes, I speak English.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Iya, saya bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. [Normal] Iya, saya bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, “No, I don't speak English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Tidak, saya tidak bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “no, not.” |
| Fira: [Normal] tidak [Slow] tidak |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “I, me.” |
| Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “no, not.” |
| Fira: [Normal] tidak [Slow] tidak |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “can, 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 “language.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bahasa [Slow] bahasa |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “English.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Inggris [Slow] Inggris |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, “No, I don't speak English.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Tidak, saya tidak bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. [Normal] Tidak, saya tidak bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Fira: For those of you who are not just English speakers, you can obviously use this question with any language you need. Just replace Inggris with… |
| Italia for Italian. |
| Rusia for Russian. |
| Spanyol for Spanish. |
| Jerman for German. |
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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