Note:This is not a word-for-word transcript. Halo, nama saya Dhona.  Nama Anda siapa? Oh, dia Dewi. Kami tinggal di indonesia. Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Mari Mengindonesia from BasaBasa Learning Centre. My name is Dhona and I will assist you in learning Indonesian today.  Have you ever wondered how Indonesians use pronouns like “saya,” “aku,” “Anda,” “kamu,” “kalian”, “dia,”, “beliau”, “mereka,” “kami,” and “kita”. Sometimes, you might hear people say “saya” in some situations, but they use “aku” in other situations. So, which one is true? Well, today, we’ll dive into the world of Indonesian pronouns and learn when and how to use them. Before we start, grab a pen and paper to take some notes or practice writing the phrases we’ll be learning today. Don’t worry if you don’t get them right the first time, the more you practice, the easier it’ll become. So, let’s get started! As you can see in the beginning of this video, I used some of the pronouns we’re about to learn today to introduce myself and someone. In a few minutes, you can also do that. So now let’s dive into it. In Indonesian, pronouns play a crucial role in communication. Using the right pronoun can show respect and politeness towards the person you’re talking to. Let’s start with “saya,” which means “I” in English. It’s used in formal situations, such as to your colleagues, lecturers, teacher, and someone you just meet but not really close to them. For example, “Halo, saya Dhona.” Next, we have the casual form of I, which is “aku,”, It’s mostly used in casual or informal situations among friends or family. So, please do make sure to use it instead of “saya” while you’re talking to your Indonesian friends and use “saya” in the formal situation. Moving on to “Anda,” which means “you” in formal situations. You can use it to show respect towards someone you’re talking to, like your boss or a teacher. For example, “Anda guru Bahasa Indonesia?”, which means “are you Indonesian teacher?”. It’s actually very easy, right? Also, there’s other way to say “Anda” in Indonesian by saying their title or profession, but we’re going to discuss that in the next episode.  “Kamu” is another way to say “you” but in informal situations, like talking to friends or family. For example, “Kamu suka es krim?” which means “Do you like ice cream?” but in informal situation, for your friend or someone you already know or close enough. For “Anda” and “kamu”, we only use them for singular. So, if we want to use it for plural, we have “kalian”. However, it’s better to use it only for people we’re close enough, such as your friends. For example, you can ask what your friends want to eat by asking “kalian mau makan apa?”. The next one is how to say “he” or “she” in Indonesian. Fortunately the word for “he” or “she” is gender neutral in Indonesian. It’s just “Dia”. For example, “Dia Dewi” and “Dia Raffi” which mean “She’s Dewi” and “He’s Raffi”. However, if we want to say “dia” for an elder or someone we respect, we should use “beliau” instead. For example, “Beliau presiden Indonesia.”  Then the next word is “Mereka” means “they” and it’s used when referring to a group of people. For example, “Mereka orang Indonesia.” Lastly, I want to tell you about how to refer to “we”. For some people it might be a little bit confusing as Indonesian has “kami” and “kita”. The difference is just if you want to include the person you want to talk to or not. If you don’t want to include the person you talk to, you can use “kami”. For an example, my friend and I are living in Indonesia (we live in Indonesia), but you’re not. So, in that situation we have to say “kami tinggal di Indonesia”, because you’re not included in the subject.  But, if you’re also living in Indonesia, then I should say “kita” because I want to include you in the subject and we (all of us, including you) are living in Indonesia. To recap, today we’ve learned how use the pronouns in Indonesian. Saya, aku, Anda, kamu, kalian, dia, beliau, mereka, kami, and kita. These vocabularies are easy to learn and remember, and they will help you making new friends in Indonesia. So, that’s all for today’s episode of Mari Mengindonesia with BasaBasa Learning Centre. We hope you’ve learned something new about Indonesian pronouns and how to use them in your daily conversation. Don’t forget to practice using these pronouns in different situations to become more confident in speaking Indonesian. If you want to learn more about Indonesian and the culture, don’t forget to check out our website at basabasa.id and follow us on social media. Thanks for watching and see you in the next episode!  Sampai jumpa lagi! Dadah! Watch out more on Youtube! Also listen us on Spotify!

Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript. Hello! This is “Indonesia di Sekitarmu” from BasaBasa Learning Centre. My name is Indy and my name is Dona and we will assist you in learning Indonesian today.  For today’s episode, we would like to start our podcast by bringing you good news: after  about three years of full effort in dealing with the covid-19 outbreak back in 2020, Indonesia is now progressively recovering and growing stronger. This fact is evident from various aspects. To name a few, we can see schools and universities are being reopened, people are going back to work at office after a while doing the work from home, and, this might be the most favorite thing for everyone, that the tourism industry has started to go back on track.  Reported by Indonesia’s Central Statistical Agency, there was a 10,000 percent increase of foreign tourist arrival in Indonesia last year, from around 5,000 tourists in 2021 to 530,000 in September 2022. This is very wonderful news for everyone. We believe everyone is now bringing their spirit back to enjoy traveling to long-desired destinations.  For any of you considering visiting Indonesia, there are different ways of having fun interaction with local Indonesians, one of which is to have basic conversation. For this special episode, we are gonna be talking about common questions that locals ask to foreigners. This might be a helpful keystone of engaging with local Indonesians and might spice up your trip here! Now, without further ado, let’s get into it! Some Indonesians can actually speak English, especially young people. However, it is only a small proportion out of the whole population and Indonesians are very interested in foreigners coming to the country. Because of the language barrier, Indonesians would love and highly respect foreigners that are able to speak their language and they would regard you as their close friends! To have this fun time exchanging conversation with locals, here are some examples of questions that foreigners get from the locals and their typical answers! Funnily enough, locals will ask about local food you might like. There are a lot of varieties of food here in Indonesia, from street food, traditional food, and a lot more. Locals will use this phrase: Apa makanan favoritmu? Meaning, What is your favorite food? And you can simply answer: Saya suka nasi goreng, which translates to English as I like fried rice. Very simple, right? To recap, those are some questions that foreigners commonly get asked from the locals. We have learned about how locals will ask about your current condition, your name, your origin, your favorite food, even some of your personal information. It must be understood that these questions work as a way for locals to get to know about you because they are very happy to welcome you for coming to the country. You can also ask the same type of questions to the locals you talk to to have a more natural and fun conversation.  I’m pretty sure you learn more and more Indonesian everyday. As the time is up, We’re looking forward to seeing you again soon in another episode. Stay tuned on basabasa.id.  Good bye for now! Watch out more on Youtube! Also listen us on Spotify!