Learn the question "What are you doing?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 18: What are you doing in Indonesian? |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What are you doing?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? |
| The first word in the question “What are you doing?” is |
| Fira: apa |
| Jessi: "meaning what" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) apa |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: apa |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the English translation, breaking it down by syllable, and then giving it once more at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question, What are you doing? is |
| Fira: yang |
| Jessi: meaning something like that. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) yang |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: yang |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: apa yang |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: sedang |
| Jessi: meaning something like in the process of. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) sedang |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: sedang |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: apa yang sedang |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: kamu |
| Jessi: meaning you. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) kamu |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: kamu |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: apa yang sedang kamu |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Fira: lakukan |
| Jessi: meaning something like do. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) lakukan |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: lakukan |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: apa yang sedang kamu lakukan |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question What are you doing?? |
| Fira: Saya berpikir |
| Jessi: "I'm thinking.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Saya berpikir |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: saya |
| Jessi: meaning i. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saya |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: saya |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: berpikir |
| meaning thinking. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) berpikir |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: berpikir |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm thinking., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Saya berpikir |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace thinking with watching (tv). |
| Fira: menonton (televisi) |
| Jessi: watching (tv) |
| Fira: (slow) menonton (televisi) (regular) menonton (televisi) |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with watching (tv) |
| Fira: Saya menonton (televisi) |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace thinking. Say I'm watching (tv). |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya menonton (televisi) |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace watching (tv) with sitting. |
| Fira: duduk |
| Jessi: sitting |
| Fira: (slow) duduk (regular) duduk |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sitting |
| Fira: Saya duduk |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for watching (tv). Say I'm sitting. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya duduk |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace sitting with listening to music. |
| Fira: mendengarkan musik |
| Jessi: listening to music |
| Fira: (slow) mendengarkan musik (regular) mendengarkan musik |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with listening to music |
| Fira: Saya mendengarkan musik |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for sitting. Say I'm listening to music. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya mendengarkan musik |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and a stranger asks you what you're doing. You are thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? (five seconds) Saya berpikir |
| Jessi: Now imagine you are watching (tv) Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? (five seconds) Saya menonton (televisi) |
| Jessi: Imagine you are sitting. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? (five seconds) Saya duduk |
| Jessi: Imagine you're listening to music. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? (five seconds) Saya mendengarkan musik |
| Jessi: You want to know what the stranger is doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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