Learn how to ask for clarification
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| Hi everyone, I'm Windy. |
| Hello, saya Windy. |
| Welcome to the Indonesian Whiteboard Lessons. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for clarification in Indonesian. |
| Let's get started. |
| Okay, let's look at the vocabulary. |
| First, we have |
| Ulangi |
| Repeat |
| Ulangi |
| Next we have |
| Ulangi pelan-pelan |
| Repeat slowly |
| Ulangi pelan-pelan |
| Next |
| Bicara lebih pelan |
| Speak more slowly |
| Bicara lebih pelan |
| Next we have |
| Bicara lebih keras |
| Speak louder |
| Bicara lebih keras |
| Next we have |
| Ditulis |
| Write it down |
| Ditulis |
| And last we have |
| Diaja |
| Spell it |
| Diaja |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| When I read, I want you to pay attention to the clarification phrases. |
| Find the clarification phrase and see how it's used in the dialogue. |
| Nama saya Rinjani Kirana. |
| My name is Rinjani Kirana. |
| Maaf, bisa tolong ulangi? |
| Excuse me, can you please repeat? |
| Now, let's look at the sentence pattern. |
| This pattern will be the structure that all of our dialogues will follow. |
| Maaf, bisa tolong verb or verb phrases? |
| Excuse me, can you please verb or verb phrases? |
| Now, let's look at some speaking examples. |
| You want to get to the train station and ask someone for directions, |
| but he speaks too fast and it is hard to understand his instructions. |
| What do you say to him to slow down? |
| Maaf, bisa bicara lebih pelan? |
| Excuse me, can you speak more slowly? |
| Next situation. |
| You are in a loud cafe and the waiter is explaining the menu, |
| but you can barely hear the waiter's voice. |
| What do you say? |
| Maaf, bisa bicara lebih keras? |
| Excuse me, can you speak louder? |
| Last situation. |
| You are traveling to Bali and staying in a hotel. |
| The hotel reception staff gives you the name of a must-see beach, |
| but it is hard to remember. |
| You ask the staff to write it down. |
| What do you say? |
| Maaf, bisa tolong ditulis? |
| Excuse me, can you please write it down? |
| Use the word tolong before the verb or verb phrases to make a more polite request. |
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