Learn the question "What's the weather like?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 20: What's the weather like in Indonesian? In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Indonesian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What's the weather like in Jakarta?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? |
| The first word in the question “What's the weather like in Jakarta?” is |
| Fira: seperti |
| Jessi: "meaning something like like" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) seperti |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: seperti |
| {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's the weather like in Jakarta? is |
| Fira: apa |
| Jessi: meaning what. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) apa |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: apa |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: seperti apa |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: cuaca |
| Jessi: meaning weather. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) cuaca |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: cuaca |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: seperti apa cuaca |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: di |
| Jessi: meaning something like at. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) di |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: di |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: seperti apa cuaca di |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Fira: Jakarta |
| Jessi: which is Jakarta. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) Jakarta |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: Jakarta |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Jakarta?? |
| Fira: Cerah |
| Jessi: "It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Cerah |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: cerah |
| Jessi: meaning something like sunny. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) cerah |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: cerah |
| {Pause} |
| FALSE |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Cerah |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace It's sunny with hot. |
| Fira: panas |
| Jessi: hot |
| Fira: (slow) panas (regular) panas |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hot |
| Fira: panas |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace It's sunny. Say hot. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: panas |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace hot with cloudy. |
| Fira: mendung |
| Jessi: cloudy |
| Fira: (slow) mendung (regular) mendung |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy |
| Fira: mendung |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for hot. Say cloudy. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: mendung |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace cloudy with humid. |
| Fira: lembab |
| Jessi: humid |
| Fira: (slow) lembab (regular) lembab |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with humid |
| Fira: lembab |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for cloudy. Say humid. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: lembab |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and a stranger asks you What's the weather like in Jakarta?. You want to say it's It's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? (five seconds) Cerah |
| Jessi: Now you want to say it's hot Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? (five seconds) panas |
| Jessi: You want to say it's cloudy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? (five seconds) mendung |
| Jessi: You want to say it's humid. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? (five seconds) lembab |
| Jessi: You want to ask the stranger what the weather is like. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Seperti apa cuaca di Jakarta? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 20. |
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