Learn how to use Indonesian adjectives
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Indonesian Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in Indonesian. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say “I’m tall” in Indonesian. |
| Fira: [Normal] Saya tinggi. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.” |
| Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “tall.” |
| Fira: [Normal] tinggi [Slow] tinggi |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “I’m tall.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Saya tinggi. [Normal] Saya tinggi. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say “I’m busy.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Saya sedang sibuk. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “I, me.” |
| Fira: [Normal] saya [Slow] saya |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning “in the process of.” |
| Fira: [Normal] sedang [Slow] sedang |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “busy.” |
| Fira: [Normal] sibuk [Slow] sibuk |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “I’m busy.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Saya sedang sibuk. [Normal] Saya sedang sibuk. |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say “We’re happy.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Kami bahagia. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “we, us.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kami [Slow] kami |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “happy.” |
| Fira: [Normal] bahagia [Slow] bahagia |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning “We are happy.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kami bahagia. [Normal] Kami bahagia. |
| Eric: Last is an informal way to say “You’re beautiful.” |
| Fira: [Normal] Kamu cantik. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning “you.” |
| Fira: [Normal] kamu [Slow] kamu |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning “pretty.” |
| Fira: [Normal] cantik [Slow] cantik |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning “You’re beautiful.” |
| Fira: [Slow] Kamu cantik. [Normal] Kamu cantik. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Fira: If you want to emphasize a particular adjective in Indonesian, you can use the word sangat before the adjective. As in sangat indah, which is "really beautiful." Please note that indah is used to describe scenery. But you would say sangat cantik to compliment someone’s looks. And sangat enak is used to describe a tasty meal. |
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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