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INTRODUCTION
Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. This is Lower Beginner Season 1 Lesson 24, Grabbing a Bargain in Indonesia. I’m Becky!
Fira: Halo. I'm Fira.
Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn the numbers and phrases that you'll need for shopping in Indonesia. The conversation takes place at a shop.
Fira: It’s between Citra and Maria.
Becky: The speakers are friends, so they’ll be using informal Indonesian. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Citra: Saya suka kemeja merah ini tapi harganya mahal sekali. Harganya Rp 1.000.000,- (satu juta rupiah.)
Maria: Bagaimana dengan yang biru ini?
Citra: Iya, tapi itu mahal juga.
Maria: Tidak, ini sedang diobral. Setengah harga. Harganya cuma Rp 500.000,-. (lima ratus ribu rupiah.)
Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Citra: Saya suka kemeja merah ini tapi harganya mahal sekali. Harganya Rp 1.000.000,- (satu juta rupiah.)
Maria: Bagaimana dengan yang biru ini?
Citra: Iya, tapi itu mahal juga.
Maria: Tidak, ini sedang diobral. Setengah harga. Harganya cuma Rp 500.000,-. (lima ratus ribu rupiah.)
Becky: Listen to the conversation with English translation
Citra: Saya suka kemeja merah ini tapi harganya mahal sekali. Harganya Rp 1.000.000,- (satu juta rupiah.)
Citra: I like this red shirt but it is very expensive. It is 1,000,000 Rupiahs.
Maria: Bagaimana dengan yang biru ini?
Maria: What about this blue one?
Citra: Iya, tapi itu mahal juga.
Citra: Yes, but it is expensive, too.
Maria: Tidak, ini sedang diobral. Setengah harga. Harganya cuma Rp 500.000,-. (lima ratus ribu rupiah.)
Maria: No, it is on sale. Half price. It is only 500,000 Rupiahs.
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Becky: What’s the tipping culture in Indonesia, Fira?
Fira: Tipping is very common and widely practiced in Indonesia, and depends on the quality of the service. For services like hair cuts and massage, in general 10% of the total bill or about Rp.20,000 to Rp.30,000 is appropriate.
Becky: And some restaurants include 5 to 10% service charge in their bills, so no extra tip is necessary.
Fira: That’s right, but it is common to directly tip the waiter who serves you about Rp.10,000 to Rp.20,000.
Becky: What about tipping taxi drivers?
Fira: Usually the passengers round their bill up and let the driver keep the change. A standard of Rp.5,000 tip per bag is also expected when you are using the service of airport porters in Indonesia.
Becky: Those are some good tips.
VOCAB LIST
Becky: Now, let’s look at the vocab and phrases used in this lesson. The first word is..
Fira: kemeja [natural native speed]
Becky: shirt
Fira: kemeja [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: kemeja [natural native speed]
Next we have..
Fira: suka [natural native speed]
Becky: to like
Fira: suka [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: suka [natural native speed]
Next we have..
Fira: harga [natural native speed]
Becky: price
Fira: harga [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: harga [natural native speed]
Next..
Fira: obral [natural native speed]
Becky: sale
Fira: obral [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: obral [natural native speed]
Next..
Fira: setengah [natural native speed]
Becky: half
Fira: setengah [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: setengah [natural native speed]
Next..
Fira: cuma [natural native speed]
Becky: only, just
Fira: cuma [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: cuma [natural native speed]
Next..
Fira: bagaimana [natural native speed]
Becky: how
Fira: bagaimana [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: bagaimana [natural native speed]
Last we have..
Fira: mahal [natural native speed]
Becky: expensive
Fira: mahal [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Fira: mahal [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is..
Fira: diobral
Becky: Which means "on sale".
Fira: This word is made up of the prefix "di-" meaning "in," or "at." Then comes the root word "obral" meaning "sale."
Becky: You can use this only in spoken Indonesian.
Fira: That’s right. When it's written, you will see the word "sale" instead at stores.
Becky: Can you give us an example using this word?
Fira: Sure. Sepatu-sepatu sedang diobral.
Becky: "The shoes are on sale." Okay, what’s the next word?
Fira: Next we have.. suka.
Becky: Which means.. "to like,” or “to take a fancy". You can use this word to mean “to like” in general, and it can refer to anything, including people, food, or ideas.
Fira: When you compare two things that you like, you can use the word "dari" meaning "than" and say "Saya suka A dari B". This sentence literally means "I like A than B."
Becky: Can you give us an example?
Fira: Sure. Saya suka makanan yang pedas.
Becky: Meaning "I like spicy foods." But if you want to say “to love”, you need to use a different verb.
Fira: That’s right. You can use the verb "cinta" instead to mean “to love.”
Becky: Okay, now let’s move on to the grammar.

Lesson focus

Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn numbers and phrases that you’ll need for shopping in Indonesia.
Fira: Sometimes when you go shopping in Indonesia, especially at traditional markets, the price for the merchandise won’t be written down.
Becky: That means you have to ask the seller right away about the price. To ask the price of an item, you can point to the item and say...
Fira: Ini harganya berapa?
Becky: Which means "How much is this?"
Fira: Breaking this down, "ini" means "this", "harganya" consists of the root word "harga" meaning "price" or "cost" and the suffix "-nya" meaning "the" or "its," and "berapa" means "how much."
Becky: The seller will likely answer you like this...
Fira: Ini delapan ratus rupiah.
Becky: which means "This is eight hundred rupiahs." The number here is the cost of the item.
Fira: And in a more formal way, Ini harganya sepuluh ribu rupiah.
Becky: meaning "This costs ten thousand rupiahs." Listeners, the units for rupiahs are high, so make sure you know how to read higher numbers correctly in Indonesian.
Fira: To remind our listeners, let’s take a look at how to read big numbers. First, we have "sepuluh ribu".
Becky: Which is 10,000. And “1,000,000” in Indonesian is..
Fira: satu juta
Becky: What about “ten million”?
Fira: sepuluh juta.
Becky: And.. “one hundred million”?
Fira: seratus juta
Becky: And lastly, “one billion”?
Fira: satu miliar
Becky: Now, there are some other phrases you might hear or see when you’re shopping in Indonesia.
Fira: That’s right. For example, you’ll see something like "Potongan 20 persen".
Becky: Which means “20% off.”
Fira: Or the same meaning can be written as "Diskon 20 persen", which literally means “Discount 20 %.”
Becky: And when you want to cut off a price by half, you can say..
Fira: "Setengah harga", which means “half price.” And at a shopping mall, you might see signs that say "Beli satu, gratis satu" too.
Becky: Which means “Buy one get one free.”

Outro

Becky: Well, that’s all for this lesson. Thanks for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time!
Fira: Sampai jumpa lagi!

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