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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and to say yours in Indonesian.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask “How old are you?” in Indonesian.
Fira: [Normal] Kamu umur berapa?
Eric: First is a word meaning “you.”
Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu
Eric: Next is the word meaning “age”
Fira: [Normal] umur [Slow] umur
Eric: Last is the word meaning “how many, how much.”
Fira: [Normal] berapa [Slow] berapa
Eric: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the informal question meaning “How old are you?”
Fira: [Slow] Kamu umur berapa? [Normal] Kamu umur berapa?
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask “How old are you?”
Fira: [Normal] Berapa usia Anda?
Eric: First is a word meaning “how many, how much.”
Fira: [Normal] berapa [Slow] berapa
Eric: Next is the word meaning “age.”
Fira: [Normal] usia [Slow] usia
Eric: Last is the formal word meaning “you.”
Fira: [Normal] Anda [Slow] Anda
Eric: Note the rising intonation again. Listen again to the formal question meaning “How old are you?”
Fira: [Slow] Berapa usia Anda? [Normal] Berapa usia Anda?
Eric: Here's a response meaning “I’m 17.”
Fira: [Normal] Saya umur tujuh belas.
Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Next is the word meaning “age.”
Fira: [Normal] umur [Slow] umur
Eric: Next is the word meaning “seven.”
Fira: [Normal] tujuh [Slow] tujuh
Eric: Last is the word meaning “teen,” so a number from 11-19.
Fira: [Normal] belas [Slow] belas
Eric: Listen again to the response, “I am 17.”
Fira: [Slow] Saya umur tujuh belas. [Normal] Saya umur tujuh belas.
Eric: Here's a response meaning “I prefer not to say.”
Fira: [Normal] Saya memilih untuk tidak memberi tahu.
Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.”
Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya
Eric: Next is the word meaning “to choose.”
Fira: [Normal] memilih [Slow] memilih
Eric: Next is the word meaning “for.”
Fira: [Normal] untuk [Slow] untuk
Eric: Next is the word meaning “no, not.”
Fira: [Normal] tidak [Slow] tidak
Eric:Next is the word meaning “to give”
Fira: [Normal] memberi [Slow] memberi
Eric: Last is the word meaning “to know.”
Fira: [Normal] tahu [Slow]tahu
Eric: Listen again to the response meaning “I prefer not to say.”
Fira: [Slow] Saya memilih untuk tidak memberi tahu.
[Normal] Saya memilih untuk tidak memberi tahu.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Fira: Since Indonesia is made up of many ethnic groups and different races, it’s very common for Indonesian people to ask about someone’s ethnic background and nationality in addition to age, so you’d better be prepared to answer these kinds of questions! For example, if you are from the United States, you will say Saya orang Amerika. If you’re from Japan, say Saya orang Jepang.

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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