Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Longer Introduction (Audio)

Longer Introduction
Hello,  I’d like to introduce my self. My name is Sarah. I work in the area of Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta. I work  as an assistant manager in my family’s  company. I graduated from University of Indonesia. I studied economics and accounting. I like business. I am married. My husband's name is Hasan. He works  for a different company with me. We have one cute son, his name is Romi. He's already 5 years old and he studies in kindergarten. My husband and I always pray that Romi will be a good and useful person for many people in the future.

I come from a big family. I have two older brothers, one older sister and two younger brothers. We are six siblings. My singlings are all married, but my younger brothers aren’t. My youngest brother is a student in Surabaya. Our parents still live in our house in Surabaya. Only we who are already married and moved from Surabaya. My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher. They are very good parents for the six of us.


My eldest sister is a director of the family’s company where  I work for. His name is Andi. He is married, his wife is Mona. Mona does not work in our company, she is a housewife.  Andi and Mona have two daughters. The neme of the first  child  is Ana and his age is 7 years. He is already in elementary school. The second child ‘s name is Weni, whose age is the same like Romi’s, and they also study in the same kindergarten.


Romi and his cousins ​​get on well. They are always happy to share food, drinks and toys. Weni and Ana sometimes stay at our house during the weekends when my brother and his wife have to go out of town on business.
Halo, perkenalkan nama saya Sarah. Saya bekerja di daerah Sudirman, Jakarta. saya bekerja sebagai asisten menejer di perusahaan keluarga. Saya lulusan Universitas Indonesia. Saya belajar ekonomi dan akuntansi. Saya suka bisnis. Saya sudah menikah. Suami saya namanya Hasan. Dia bekerja di perusahaan yang berbeda dengan saya. Kami punya satu anak laki-laki yang lucu, namanya Romi. Umurnya sudah 5 tahun dan dia sudah sekolah di TK. Saya dan suami selalu berdoa agar Romi menjadi anak yang baik dan berguna bagi banyak orang di masa depan.

Saya berasal dari keluarga besar. Saya punya 2 kakak laki-laki, 1 kakak perempuan dan 2       adik laki-laki. Kami 6 bersaudara. Kakak-kakak saya semua sudah menikah, tapi adik-adik saya belum. Adik saya yang paling kecil masih kuliah di Surabaya. Orangtua kami masih  tinggal di  rumah kami di Surabaya. Hanya kami yang sudah menikah yang sudah pindah dari Surabaya. Ayah saya dokter dan Ibu saya guru. Mereka orangtua yang sangat baik sekali untuk    kami berenam.

 
Kakak saya yang sulung direktur di perusahaan keluarga tempat saya bekerja. Namanya Andi. Dia sudah menikah, istrinya Mona. Mona tidak bekerja di perusahaan kami, dia ibu rumah tangga. Kak Andi dan Mona memiliki 2 anak perempuan. Anak pertama namanya Ana umurnya 7 tahun. Dia sudah sekolah di SD.  Anak kedua namanya Weni, umurnya sama dengan Romi anak saya, mereka juga sekolah di TK yang sama.


Romi dan sepupu-sepupunya sangat akrab. Mereka selalu senang berbagi makanan, minuman dan mainan. Weni dan Ana kadang-kadang menginap di rumah kami di akhir pekan kalau kakak saya dan istrinya harus ke luar kota untuk urusan bisnis.


Monday, February 8, 2016

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Shopping Phrases

image by lovely bogor
SHOPPING PHRASES
I want to buy shoes | dictionary
Saya ingin membeli sepatu | kamus
How much does this clothing | shorts cost?
Berapa harga baju | celanan pendek ini?
Do you have a bigger | smaller size?
Ada ukuran yang lebih besar | kecil
Do you have different colors?
Do you have brown color?
Ada warna lain?

Ada yang warna coklat?
Yes, we have | No, we don't
Ya, ada | Tidak ada
This is too small | besar
Ini terlalu kecil | besar
This is too expensive
Ini terlalu mahal
This one | That one
Yang ini | Yang itu
Can I pay by credit card?
Boleh saya bayar pakai kartu kredit?
Here's your change
Ini uang kembaliannya
I'm not interested
Saya tidak tertarik
I'll take this | that
Saya mau ambil yang ini | itu


Tips in Shopping:

1. Just like in any shopping malls, do not try to bargain in shopping malls and stores with fixed prices.You can bargain only in traditional markets or in stores without price tags in their items.

2. When you are interested in an item, don't start bargaining but first ask the vendor the price of the item.

3. Then, you can offer to pay one quarter to one half of the first asking price, then the vendor will keep making counter offers until you reach a suitable median price.

4. The final and agreed price of the item is probably about one half to two thirds of the initial asking price.

5. In some traditional markets the prices offered are already low so don't keep pushing the vendors to give you a very low price since this is considered an offense to them. .

6. If you think the asking price is still expensive, just leave the shop or stall and find another one which has the same items.

7. Then, as you know the price of similar items you are interested in you can remind the vendor if they give you high initial asking price.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Thursday, February 4, 2016

Time and Date in Indonesian (Audio)

Telling time Part 1
Names of Days
Monday
Senin
Tuesday
Selasa
Wednesday
Rabu
Thursday
Kamis
Friday
Jumat
Saturday
Sabtu
Sunday
Minggu


Names of Months
January | February | March
Januari | Februari | Maret
April | May | June
April | Mei | Juni
July | August | September
Juli | Agustus | September
October | November | December
Oktober | November | Desember


Useful Expressions
second
detik
minute
menit
hour
jam
day
hari
week
minggu
month
bulan
year
tahun
decade
dekade
century
abad
today | tomorrow
hari ini | besok
yesterday
kemarin
now
sekarang
day after tomorrow
lusa
date
tanggal
not yet
belum
never
tidak pernah
always
selalu
sometimes
kadang-kadang
often
sering





Jam or Pukul ?

Jam is an informal time indicator, while pukul in a formal one. Pukul is used for timetables, news, written invitations, etc. On the other hand, jam is more commonly used in conversation.



Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Colors in Indonesian

This lesson will teach you to describe the colors in Indonesian language. Simply clik the colors below to know the meanings in Indonesian.