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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Slang Words Originating From Jakarta - Part 2 |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, and welcome back to IndonesianPod101.com. I'm Maryssa. |
| Blanca: And I'm Blanca! |
| Maryssa: This is Must-Know Indonesian Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 24. In this lesson, you'll learn slang words originating from Jakarta — part 2. |
| Maryssa: The capital city has a lot to offer when it comes to slang expressions. In Indonesia, a ton of today's expressions were and have been coined from this city due to the vast array of media choices present here. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Maryssa: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Blanca: elo |
| Blanca: gimana |
| Blanca: gitu |
| Blanca: gini |
| Maryssa: Blanca, what's our first expression? |
| Blanca: elo |
| Maryssa: meaning "you." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] elo [NORMAL] elo |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: elo |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you mean to say "you" to a peer. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Elu seneng Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi, kan? [SLOW] Elu seneng Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi, kan? |
| Maryssa: "You are into Science and Technology, aren't you?" |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Elu seneng Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi, kan? |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Blanca: gimana |
| Maryssa: meaning "how." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] gimana [NORMAL] gimana |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: gimana |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to ask a how question. |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Gimana pestanya semalam? Meriah? [SLOW] Gimana pestanya semalam? Meriah? |
| Maryssa: "How was the party last night?" |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Gimana pestanya semalam? Meriah? |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Blanca: gitu |
| Maryssa: meaning "in that way, in that manner." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] gitu [NORMAL] gitu |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: gitu |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to mean "so, such, that way." |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Dia memang gitu orangnya. Santai aja. [SLOW] Dia memang gitu orangnya. Santai aja. |
| Maryssa: "He always acts that way. Take it easy." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Dia memang gitu orangnya. Santai aja. |
| Maryssa: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Blanca: gini |
| Maryssa: meaning "in this way, in this manner." |
| Blanca: [SLOW] gini [NORMAL] gini |
| Maryssa: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Blanca: gini |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Maryssa: Use this slang expression when you want to mean "this way." |
| Maryssa: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kamu bisa buka kaleng dengan cara gini. [SLOW] Kamu bisa buka kaleng dengan cara gini. |
| Maryssa: "You can open your cans this way." |
| Blanca: [NORMAL] Kamu bisa buka kaleng dengan cara gini. |
| QUIZ |
| Maryssa: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Maryssa: You want to ask how to get somewhere. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: gimana |
| Maryssa: "how" |
| Maryssa: You want to speak directly to a peer. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: elo |
| Maryssa: "you" |
| Maryssa: You demonstrate how to drive a car, while you are in the driver’s seat, to your son. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: gini |
| Maryssa: "in this way, in this manner" |
| Maryssa: You demonstrate the way your son should be driving from the passenger seat. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Blanca: gitu |
| Maryssa: "in that way, in that manner" |
Outro |
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| Maryssa: There you have it; you have mastered four Indonesian Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at IndonesianPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Blanca: Sampai jumpa lagi! |
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