Full Dialogue by Nadaa
Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Indonesian and English Transcripts
Halo, apa kabar? Nama saya Nadaa Kenanga.
Saya kelas enam.
Saya lahir di Jakarta, Indonesia.
Sekarang saya tinggal di Yorbalinda dengan ibu dan bapak saya.
Mata pelajaran favorit saya adalah menulis.
Dan hobi saya adalah bermain musik dan senam.
Saya bisa berbahasa Indonesia dan Inggris.
Saya belajar Bahasa Indonesia di rumah dari ibu dan bapak saya.
Yang menarik dari kebudayaan Indonesia adalah orang-orangnya.
Hi, how are you? My name's Nadaa Kenanga.
I'm in 6th grade.
I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Now I live in Yorba Linda with my mom and dad.
My favorite school subject is writing.
And my hobbies are playing music and gymnastics.
I can speak Bahasa Indonesia and English.
I learn Bahasa Indonesia at home from my mom and dad.
The interesting thing from the Indonesian culture is the people.
Vocabulary
| lahir | = | to be born |
| sekarang | = | now |
| mata pelajaran | = | school subject |
| mata | = | eye |
| pelajaran | = | lesson |
| favorit | = | favorite |
| adalah | = | to be (followed by predicate nouns) |
| menulis | = | to write (v), writing (n) |
| hobi | = | hobby |
| bermain | = | to play |
| musik | = | music |
| senam | = | gymnastics, to exercise |
| bisa | = | can |
| bahasa | = | language |
| berbahasa | = | to speak a language |
| berbahasa Indonesia | = | to speak Indonesian |
| berbahasa Inggris | = | to speak English |
| Bahasa Indonesia | = | Indonesian language |
| Bahasa Inggris | = | English |
| Inggris | = | English, England |
| belajar | = | to study |
| rumah | = | house, home |
| dari | = | from |
| yang menarik | = | the interesting thing |
| yang | = | nominal marker, linker |
| menarik | = | interesting |
| kebudayaan | = | culture |
| orang-orangnya | = | the people |
| orang | = | person |
| orang-orang | = | people |
Notes
- Mata literally means 'eye,' but when combined with other words it means different things. For example, matahari means 'the sun,' mata pelajaran means 'school subject,' and mata-mata means 'spy.'
- Indonesian plural nouns may be indicated by reduplicating the noun, therefore, orang-orang is a plural form of orang 'person.'
- Adalah is somewhat similar to English 'is, am, are.' However, adalah can be followed by noun phrases only and is optional.
