Learn how to introduce members of your family
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| Hi everyone, I'm Windy Anggraini. |
| Halo semua, nama saya Windy Anggraini. |
| Welcome to another Indonesian Whiteboard Lesson. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn the words for family members in Indonesian. |
| Let's get started. |
| Let's begin by covering the basics, the immediate family. |
| Here is a simple family tree. |
| You are here, saya. |
| Here are your parents, and here are your siblings. |
| Let's start with you as a child. |
| First is father. |
| In Indonesian, ayah or bapak. |
| Ayah. |
| Ayah. |
| Or, bapak. |
| Bapak. |
| Next is mother. |
| Ibu. |
| Ibu. |
| Now, let's look at your siblings. |
| Kakak laki-laki. |
| Older brother. |
| Kakak laki-laki. |
| Kakak laki-laki. |
| Adik laki-laki. |
| Younger brother. |
| Adik laki-laki. |
| Adik laki-laki. |
| Next, sisters. |
| Kakak perempuan. |
| Older sister. |
| Kakak perempuan. |
| Kakak perempuan. |
| Adik perempuan. |
| Younger sister. |
| Adik perempuan. |
| Adik perempuan. |
| Now, let's move on to the family member terms as a parent. |
| Imagine you're the father and here is your wife. |
| In Indonesian, we say istri. |
| Wife. |
| Istri. |
| Istri. |
| Next, let's see what your spouse is called if you were the wife. |
| The word for husband is suami. |
| Suami. |
| Suami. |
| Now, in both cases, we use anak laki-laki for a son and anak perempuan for a daughter. |
| Anak laki-laki. |
| Anak laki-laki. |
| Son. |
| Anak perempuan. |
| Anak perempuan. |
| Daughter. |
| Now, let's hear a sample conversation. |
| Imagine two coworkers are chatting and one of them is showing a picture to the other. |
| Listen to the dialogue and try to figure out who the person is in the picture. |
| Ready? |
| Siapa ini? |
| Who is this? |
| Ini suami saya. |
| This is my husband. |
| Let's break this down starting from suami. |
| Husband. |
| Suami. |
| Suami. |
| Saya. |
| My. |
| Saya. |
| Saya. |
| Ini. |
| This. |
| Ini. |
| Ini. |
| Now, let's imagine you're showing different pictures to a friend of yours. |
| Imagine you have a picture with your mother. |
| You say, |
| Ini ibu saya. |
| This is my mother. |
| Ini kakak perempuan saya. |
| This is my older sister. |
| Ini adik perempuan saya. |
| This is my younger sister. |
| Ini ayah or bapak saya. |
| This is my father. |
| Ini anak laki-laki saya. |
| This is my son. |
| I'm sure you could see a pattern, right? |
| Ini keluarga saya. |
| This is my family member. |
| Ini keluarga saya. |
| Remember to say adik for younger siblings and kakak for older siblings. |
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