Learn the question "What's this?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
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| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: What's this in Indonesian? In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What's this?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Apakah ini? |
| The first word in the question “What's this?” is |
| Fira: apakah |
| Jessi: "meaning what" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) apakah |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: apakah |
| {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 this? is |
| Fira: ini |
| Jessi: meaning this. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) ini |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: ini |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: apakah ini |
| {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 this?? |
| Fira: Ini adalah kamera |
| Jessi: "It's a camera.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Ini adalah kamera |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: ini |
| Jessi: meaning this. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) ini |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: ini |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: adalah |
| meaning is. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) adalah |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: adalah |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: kamera |
| meaning camera. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) kamera |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: kamera |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, It's a camera., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Ini adalah kamera |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace camera with computer. |
| Fira: komputer |
| Jessi: computer |
| Fira: (slow) komputer (regular) komputer |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with computer |
| Fira: Ini adalah komputer |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace camera. Say It's a computer. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Ini adalah komputer |
| Jessi: To use a different phrase, replace computer with pencil. |
| Fira: pensil |
| Jessi: pencil |
| Fira: (slow) pensil (regular) pensil |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with pencil |
| Fira: Ini adalah pensil |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for computer. Say It's a pencil. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Ini adalah pensil |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace pencil with watch. |
| Fira: jam tangan |
| Jessi: watch |
| Fira: (slow) jam tangan (regular) jam tangan |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with watch |
| Fira: Ini adalah jam tangan |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for pencil. Say It's a watch. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Ini adalah jam tangan |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and a stranger asks you what something is. It is (a) camera. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah ini? (five seconds) Ini adalah kamera |
| Jessi: Now imagine that it's (a) computer Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah ini? (five seconds) Ini adalah komputer |
| Jessi: Imagine that it's (a) pencil. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Apakah ini? (five seconds) Ini adalah pensil |
| Jessi: Imagine that it's watch. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Apakah ini? (five seconds) Ini adalah jam tangan |
| Jessi: You want to learn ask the stranger what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Apakah ini? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 22 |
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