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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, this is Becky! Welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. This is Beginner Season 1, Lesson 22 – Taking the Train in Indonesia. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about the present tense.
Fira: Hallo! This is Fira. Welcome to the lesson.
Becky Hana and Dani are having a conversation at a train station.
Becky: They're brother and sister, so they'll be using informal Indonesian. Let’s listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Hana: Kita telah sampai di stasiun Bogor.
Dani: Sudah sampai? kereta komuter ini sangat nyaman.
Hana: karena kita pergi di hari Sabtu. di hari kerja, kereta ini selalu ramai.
Dani: Kebun Raya Bogor sudah dekat, Kak?
Hana: Setelah 10 menit berjalan kaki, kita akan sampai di sana.
Dani: Tidak sabar ingin melihat bunga terbesar di sana, Rafflesia Arnoldi.
Hana: Tidak hanya Rafflesia Arnoldi, kita juga bisa mengunjungi taman anggrek di sana.
English Host: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly.
Hana: Kita telah sampai di stasiun Bogor.
Dani: Sudah sampai? kereta komuter ini sangat nyaman.
Hana: karena kita pergi di hari Sabtu. di hari kerja, kereta ini selalu ramai.
Dani: Kebun Raya Bogor sudah dekat, Kak?
Hana: Setelah 10 menit berjalan kaki, kita akan sampai di sana.
Dani: Tidak sabar ingin melihat bunga terbesar di sana, Rafflesia Arnoldi.
Hana: Tidak hanya Rafflesia Arnoldi, kita juga bisa mengunjungi taman anggrek di sana.
English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation.
Hana: Kita telah sampai di stasiun Bogor.
Becky: We've arrived at Bogor station.
Dani: Sudah sampai? kereta komuter ini sangat nyaman.
Becky: Already arrived? This commuter line train is very comfortable.
Hana: karena kita pergi di hari Sabtu. di hari kerja, kereta ini selalu ramai.
Becky: Because we're going on a Saturday. On weekdays, this train is always crowded.
Dani: Kebun Raya Bogor sudah dekat, Kak?
Becky: Bogor Botanical Garden is already near, Sis?
Hana: Setelah 10 menit berjalan kaki, kita akan sampai di sana.
Becky: After a ten minute walk, we'll arrive at the garden.
Dani: Tidak sabar ingin melihat bunga terbesar di sana, Rafflesia Arnoldii.
Becky: I can't wait to see the biggest flower alive there, Rafflesia Arnoldii.
Hana: Tidak hanya Rafflesia Arnoldii, kita juga bisa mengunjungi taman anggrek di sana.
Becky: Not only Rafflesia Arnoldii, but we also can visit the orchid garden there.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: So Hana and Dani are on a weekend trip to Bogor. Fira, what can you tell us about this botanical garden?
Fira: Well, Bogor Botanical Garden was first built in 1817 by Dr. Casper George Carl Reinwardt, a German botanist, who wanted to do research and conserve tropical plants.
Becky: It covers 215 acres and has became a refuge for more than 15,000 plants and trees. One of the most famous and attractive plants is the biggest flower, Rafflesia [rah-flee-sha] Arnoldi.
Fira: It’s also known as the Corpse Flower because when it blooms, the flower will release a horrible, strong odor that smells like rotting flesh to attract flies and beetles for pollination.
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Becky: Eww, that doesn’t sound great! I’ve also heard that there's an Orchid House in the park.
Fira: That’s right Becky. In the orchid house, more than 3,000 varieties of orchid are preserved.
Becky: There are also many interesting sights such as the herbarium, Mexican garden, Treub Laboratory, and aquatic plant collection there. What’s the best way to get there?
Fira: Bogor Botanical Garden is located in the city center of Bogor. It's easy to access. From Jakarta, take the commuter line train to Bogor. From the station you can take a taxi to get there. Just so you know, this place will be very crowded on holidays, so it's better to go on a weekday.
Becky: Another good tip! Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab.
Vocab list
Becky: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson.
The first word we shall see is:
Fira: stasiun [natural native speed]
Becky: station
Fira: stasiun [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: stasiun [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: kereta [natural native speed]
Becky: train
Fira: kereta [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: kereta [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: nyaman [natural native speed]
Becky: comfortable
Fira: nyaman [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: nyaman [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: karena [natural native speed]
Becky: because
Fira: karena [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: karena [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: hari kerja [natural native speed]
Becky: weekday
Fira: hari kerja [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: hari kerja [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: dekat [natural native speed]
Becky: near
Fira: dekat [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: dekat [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: jalan [natural native speed]
Becky: to walk
Fira: jalan [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: jalan [natural native speed]
Next:
Fira: setelah [natural native speed]
Becky: after
Fira: setelah [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: setelah [natural native speed]
And Last:
Fira: kunjungi [natural native speed]
Becky: to visit
Fira: kunjungi [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: kunjungi [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson.
Fira: Let’s start with kereta.
Becky: It's a noun meaning "train" in English.
Fira: The full name for train is kereta api, however kereta is enough to talk about train. Here's an example sentence. Kereta yang menuju Jakarta datang setiap 15 menit.
Becky: "Trains heading to Jakarta come every fifteen minutes." What’s the next word?
Fira: The word nyaman, which means "comfortable" or "cozy."
Becky: For example, when you feel comfortable sleeping on a hotel’s bed, you can say
Fira: Hotel ini memiliki ranjang yang sangat nyaman.
Becky: "This hotel has comfortable beds."
Fira: The next word is dekat.
Becky: It means "near" or "close" in English, and it indicates an adjective.
Fira: It's used in such phrases as, dekat rumahku for "near my house," dekat pabrik for "near the factory," and berhubungan dekat meaning "having a close relationship." In a sample sentence we have Sekolah itu dekat dengan rumah.
Becky: "The School is near my house." What’s another example, please?
Fira: Let’s see...when your hometown is near the airport, you can say, Kampung halaman saya dekat dengan bandara.
Becky: "My hometown is near the airport." Okay, now onto the grammar.
GRAMMAR POINT
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn about the present tense. So Hana was talking about the commuter train that passes everyday.
Fira: That’s right. The word selalu always indicates that the sentence uses present tense, and sedang always indicates the present continuous tense.
Becky: Got it. So how do we form the present tense in Indonesian then?
Fira: There are a lot of ways. But, a simple pattern for present continuous tense is, subject + sedang + verb. The term sedang emphasizes the current activity. For example, seeing your sister is writing a letter, you may say, Kakak sedang menulis surat.
Becky: "My sister is writing a letter." Another example is when you see your friend is walking on the street, you can say,
Fira: Andi sedang berjalan di jalan.
Becky: "Andi is walking on the street." And how about the simple present tense?
Fira: Well, in the case of simple present tense, you can use this pattern - subject + verb + complement.
Becky: Let’s hear it in a sentence please.
Fira: For example, if you jog every morning, you can say, Saya berlari setiap pagi.
Becky: "I jog every morning." Let’s break this down, “I” is...
Fira: … saya
Becky: Next is the word “jog”
Fira: … berlari
Becky: And the last word means "every morning"...
Fira: … setiap pagi

Outro

Becky: Well dear listeners, that’s it for this lesson.Thank you very much for staying with us, and we’ll see you next time. Bye!
Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi!

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