Learn the question "Where do you live?" in Indonesian and how to answer it
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Jessi: Top 25 Indonesian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live 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 "Where do you live?" In Indonesian this is |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? |
| The first word in the question “Where do you live?” is |
| Fira: anda |
| Jessi: "meaning something like you" in English. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) anda |
| Jessi: Listen again at natural speed. Please repeat. |
| Fira: anda |
| {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, Where do you live? is |
| Fira: tinggal |
| Jessi: meaning something like live in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) tinggal |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: tinggal |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: anda tinggal |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: di |
| Jessi: meaning something like at in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) di |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: di |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Fira: anda tinggal di |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Fira: mana |
| Jessi: meaning something like where in English. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) mana |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Fira: mana |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Fira: anda tinggal di mana |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?? |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di New York. |
| Jessi: "I live in New York.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Fira: (Slow) Saya tinggal di New York. |
| {pause} |
| As always in Indonesia, people value honesty over circumspection. When answering this question, you should feel free to answer honestly. |
| Jessi: But let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Fira: saya |
| Jessi: meaning something like i. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) saya |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Fira: saya |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: tinggal |
| meaning something like live. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) tinggal |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: tinggal |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: di |
| meaning something like at. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) di |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: di |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: And next |
| Fira: New York |
| which is New York. Listen to it syllable by syllable. |
| Fira: (Slow, by syllable) New York |
| Jessi:Now repeat. |
| Fira: New York |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I live in New York., and then repeat. |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di New York. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with Sydney. |
| Fira: Sydney |
| Jessi: Sydney |
| Fira: (slow) Sydney (regular) Sydney |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Sydney |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Sydney. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say I live in Sydney. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Sydney. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace Sydney with Los Angeles. |
| Fira: Los Angeles |
| Jessi: Los Angeles |
| Fira: (slow) Los Angeles (regular) Los Angeles |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Los Angeles |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Los Angeles. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Sydney. Say I live in Los Angeles. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Los Angeles. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace Los Angeles with Tokyo. |
| Fira: Tokyo |
| Jessi: Tokyo |
| Fira: (slow) Tokyo (regular) Tokyo |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Tokyo |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Tokyo. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Los Angeles. Say I live in Tokyo. |
| {pause} |
| Fira: Saya tinggal di Tokyo. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Indonesia and a stranger asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? (five seconds) Saya tinggal di New York. |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Sydney Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? (five seconds) Saya tinggal di Sydney. |
| Jessi: Imagine you live in Los Angeles. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? (five seconds) Saya tinggal di Los Angeles. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're Tokyo. Respond to the question. |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? (five seconds) Saya tinggal di Tokyo. |
| Jessi: You want to learn where the stranger lives. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: The stranger is impressed by your Indonesian skills. Answer her question with information about yourself: |
| Fira: Anda tinggal di mana? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 3 |
Comments
Hide