Sample Lesson 2: Cepat dan gampang! Philosophy : Keep the pace!

Hai! Apa kabar? ( Quick and easy! ) The average person speaks at a rate of
250 to 300 words per minute. That's 4
( Hi! ) ( How are you? ) [ What news?] or 5 words a second! You don't have to
…… karena waktu adalah uang be a math wiz to realize that every
minute you spend looking through a
: Listen to native speaker read dialogue … …… (because time is money)
dictionary, having things explained in
English or taking notes, you're wasting
time. Our philosophy is to keep the
Hai! Apa kabar? Hi! How are you?
pace going, add words one by one, and
Imagine that you're Steve and this is your second lesson. Yes, your second lesson because even after just one lesson maintain repetition of previously
you will be able to manage the following dialogue quite easily. Much of this dialogue will be practicing "Apa ini? Apa itu?", introduced words and phrases, almost
a bit like warming up before you play sports. Learning a language is also a physical thing; your mouth has to physically non-stop. This also helps 'shut-down'
learn how to make the sounds; and how to say them quickly and smoothly in any combination. For bahasa (and your 'logical brain' and allows your
languages like Japanese) this is relatively easy, except for a few tricky ones like 'nga...' and the rolled 'r'. You may not 'intuitive brain' to take over. You will
realize it but English is much, much more difficult. Compare for yourself, the physical motion needed to say "Apa ini? likely consciously resist this and still
Apa itu?" versus "What's this? What's that?". Yeah? And the 'th' sound is very, very difficult for non-English speakers want to slow down and learn grammar;
to learn. The Dutch might actually be on to to something with their "Wat is dat?". don't! Trust the methods and more
importantly, trust yourself.

Hi, Steve! I: Hai Steve! hai : hi

Hi, Iwan! S: Hai Iwan! halo : hello
How are you? I: Apa kabar? [ What news? ] kabar : news
Fine, and you? S: Baik, dan kamu? baik : good, fine
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Fine too. I: Baik juga. We will show you the secrets.
Do you like studying Bahasa? Suka belajar Bahasa Indonesia? suka : like
Yes, I'm enjoying it. S: Ya, suka. (Ya, saya suka belajar B.I.) belajar : study, learn Vocabulary :
Are you ready to study? I: Kamu siap untuk belajar? siap : ready ada : "is" , "are"
Yes I'm ready. S: Ya saya siap. untuk : for apa : what
Sorry, do you want something to drink? Eh maaf, mau minum? maaf : sorry atas : on ; upstairs
Sure. I: Boleh. mau : want bagus : nice, good
What would you like (to drink)? S: Mau minum apa? minum : drink baik : good, fine; ok
Do you have coffee? I: Ada kopi? boleh : may belajar : study, learn
Yes. S: Ada. berapa : how many, how much
Thanks. I: Makasih. makasih : thanks betul : correct ; That's right.
 Ok, are you ready now? Oke, sekarang kamu siap? terima kasih : thank you bilang : say
Yes, I'm ready. S: Ya, siap. (Ya, saya siap.) boleh : may
I'll ask questions and you answer ya? I: Saya tanya kamu dan kamu jawab ya? bukan : no, not, wrong
Ok. S: Oke. buku : book
What's this? I: Ini apa? cangkir : cup
That's a book. S: Itu buku. coba : try
What's this? I: Ini apa? dan : and
That's a pen. S: Itu pulpen. pulpen : pen di : at
And these, what are these? I: Kalau ini, apa ini? dua : two
That's a pen and a pencil. S: Itu pulpen dan pensil. pensil : pencil gampang : easy
Good. What's this? [What’s this one?] I: Bagus. Yang ini apa? hai : hi
That's a newspaper. S: Itu koran. koran : newspaper halo : hello
And this, what's this? I: Dan ini, ini apa? ingat : remember
That's a cup. S: Itu cangkir. cangkir : cup ini : this, these
Yes, good. I: Ya, bagus. itu : that, those
What's this? Kalau ini apa? iya, ya : yes, ya, yeah
That's a bag. S: Itu tas. tas : bag jawab : answer, reply
Whose is it? I: Punya siapa? punya : have, own juga : too, also
It's Brian's. S: Punya Brian. kabar : news
(Whose is it? Whose bag is it?) I: (Tas siapa?) kalau : if / and
(It’s Brian’s.) S: (Tas Brian.) kamu : you
Ok, not bad. I: Oke, lumayan. lumayan : not bad, pretty good koran : newspaper
kursi : chair
Do you have a car? I: Kamu punya mobil? mobil : car lagi : again, more
Yes I do. S: Ya (saya) punya (mobil). lumayan : not bad, pretty good
What kind of car? I: Mobil apa? lupa : forget
Panther. S: Panther. maaf : sorry
What colour is it? I: Warnanya apa? warna : colour majalah : magazine
Red. S: Merah. merah : red makasih : thanks
Do you have a driver? I: Kamu punya sopir? sopir, supir : driver terima kasih : thank you
 Yes I do. S: Ya (saya) punya (sopir). mana : where
mau : want
So, you get the picture, these various routines can continue as long as necessary for each individual student to master minum : drink
these basic words, expressions and ideas. That second dialogue took 1 minute 19 seconds! It’s amazing how much meja : table
material you can cover if you just keep going!
merah : red
In English it’s especially useless to simply learn words; often a bunch of nouns connected to pictures. What’s the point?
mobil : car
You can’t just say “book”, “car”, etc. You have to say “It’s a ….”. And the important expression to learn is “It’s a ….”.
Likewise, the expression “a bunch of”, means “banyak”, or “lots of”, “a lot of”, “many”, … Again, you get the picture, nah : --- (no meaning)
English is much more difficult and you can also clearly see how important the method is. oke : ok, okay
With kids learning English, we quickly get them saying, “It’s easy!” (Gampang!), because they start by saying, “Susah!” pensil : pencil
(It’s hard!). With a little push and encouragement, and with good material to lead them along step by step, any student pulpen : pen
can learn any language quickly and easily.
punya : have, own
Next we'll move it up a level, but we’ll still give the meaning to every single new word as it comes along. If the meaning
sana : there
isn’t shown in the space next to the sentence, it means you already saw it earlier. In this material, we aren’t showing you
definitions twice, but in other material we do. In all cases, we try to judge when a word or expression has been seen often saya : I, me, my, mine
enough to have been learned, and we try to repeat words and expressions with enough space to have ‘almost been sekali : very
forgotten, but not quite’. Obviously that ‘spacing’ gradually increases, from a line or two, to half a page, to a full page, and
then it’s pretty much been absorbed; perhaps not consciously but certainly intuitively and subconsciously. The trick is sekarang : now
then to ‘allow’ it to come out naturally and easily, and quit ‘thinking so much’ with your ‘logical mind’. siap : ready
siapa : who, who's ; whose
For those of you who insist on exercising your ‘logical mind’ and want to study the grammar, sorry, there isn’t much for you sini : here
at this point. The only new bit of grammar is related to possession, and it’s pretty easy:
sopir, supir : driver
Punya siapa? / Buku siapa? Whose is it? / Whose book is it? suka : like
Punya saya/kamu/Brian …. / Buku saya/kamu/Brian …. tanya : ask
It’s mine/yours/Brian’s. / It’s my/your/Brian’s book. tas : bag
tapi : but
Much easier than English. siapa : who, whose punya : have, own, is, belongs to untuk : for
saya : I, me, my, mine warna : colour
kamu : you, your, yours …. kan? : …., right? ; …, isn't it?
…..nya : "the" ; his, her
Before we carry on with another conversation, let’s make a quick note of expressions on the telephone. You have
perhaps already noticed that people usually ask “Dari mana?” meaning “From where?” instead of “Who’s calling?”, etc.
This is actually a cultural thing, and is common throughout Asia and is especially important in Japan. Their reply will be
the company’s name first and then their own name. In English, we would say “..so and so… from …” and give the
company name. In Asia, the individual is always secondary to the group. Similarly, the person is considered secondary to
company name. In Asia, the individual is always secondary to the group. Similarly, the person is considered secondary to
the company, and in Japan it would be considered very rude and arrogant to say your name first, then the company. You
are representing your company. It’s a good philosophy actually. You, the individual, the employee, are simply one of
many potentially qualified individuals to represent the company. You may be transferred, promoted, quit or fired and the
company’s relationship with each individual customer will (hopefully) continue unaffected. Anyway, here’s some common
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expressions on the phone:
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boleh : may
Halo? bisa : can
Halo. Bisa bicara dengan …..? Hello. Can/May I speak with …? bicara : speak
Dari mana? bilang : say
Dari (company name) dengan (your name) . dengan : with
dari : from
Halo?
Hai! …blah, blah, blah, ….
Maaf, dari siapa? ( Siapa 'ni? ) Sorry, who is this? ( Who is this? ) ini ; 'ni : this
'ni = ini

If someone else is talking on the phone you might ask them, “Who is it?” : “Siapa?” or “Dari siapa?”
After someone hangs up the phone you might ask them, “Who was that?” : “Siapa?” or “Dari siapa?”

See, Bahasa is easier. There’s not as much variation, and random variations are usually still not ‘wrong’.
Ready to continue the conversation? It gets a bit harder now.
- Siap! - Bagus… go to "Hai cont'd"
Want some more practice at this level, adding some new words slowly?
- Iya. - Baik… go to "mana?"
Here's the previous vocabulary list plus the new words introduced in this lesson. new words

hai : hi ada : "is" , "are" belajar : study, learn

halo : hello punya : have, own bilang : say
kabar : news coba : try
atas : on ; upstairs ingat : remember
apa : what di : at jawab : answer, reply
berapa : how many, how much sana : there lupa : forget
kapan : when sini : here mau : want
kenapa : why minum : drink
mana : where kamu : you, your siap : ready
siapa : who, who's ; whose kita : we, us, our suka : like
mereka : they, them, their tanya : ask
bagus : nice, good saya : I, me, my, mine
lumayan : not bad, pretty good
buku : book
baik : good, fine; ok gampang : easy cangkir : cup
betul : correct ; That's right. koran : newspaper
bukan : no, not, wrong sekali : very kursi : chair
tidak, nggak : no majalah : magazine
iya, ya : yes, ya, yeah sekarang : now meja : table
oke : ok, okay mobil : car
warna : colour pensil : pencil
ini : this, these merah : red pulpen : pen
itu : that, those tas : bag
…..nya : "the" ; his, her
dan : and boleh : may
kalau : if / and maaf : sorry sopir, supir : driver
 tapi : but terima kasih : thank you
untuk : for makasih : thanks satu : one
dua : two
juga : too, also
lagi : again, more nah : --- (no meaning)
…. kan? : …., right? ; …, isn't it?