Understanding the meaning of word based on its context.

(Memahami makna kata berdasarkan konteksnya)

Part of speech: Pembagian kata :

Noun : Kata benda
Verb : Kata kerja
Adjective : Kata sifat
Adverb : Kata keterangan
Preposition : Kata depan

What is the meaning of the following words in Bahasa Indonesia:

pen pal (noun) : sahabat pena

sound (verb) : nampaknya
run (transitive verb) : mengelola
(be) into (preposition) : sangat menyukai
attend (verb) school, college : bersekolah/kuliah
distant (adjective) : jauh
commuter train (noun) : kereta komuter
magnificent (adjective) : luar biasa
mother tongue (noun) : bahasa pertama
half sister/brother (noun) : saudara tiri

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Preposition

pen pal sound distant now (be) into
commuter train run magnificent last year
mother tongue attend
half sister/brother
book go beautiful tomorrow in
pen write hungry yesterday at
house take a bath sad at home on
car cook happy at school under
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Memahami arti kata sesuai dengan konteks yang dibahas.

run, bisa berarti lari, berlari, bisa juga berarti mengelola, menjalankan
The horse runs fast.
My father runs a restaurant.

attend, bisa berarti menghadiri, bisa juga bersekolah/kuliah

I will attend the meeting at 8 o’clock.
I attend SMAN 1 Cibungbulang in Cibatok.

sound : bisa berarti bunyi, suara (kata benda). Bisa juga berarti nampaknya/sepertinya (kata
kerja)

My new TV has good sound. (TV baruku memiliki suara yang bagus)
It sounds interesting. (nampaknya menarik/kedengarannya menarik)
age : usia/umur (kata benda) :
What is your age?
What is his age?

old : usia/umur (kata sifat) :

How old are you?
How old is he?
old ; tua, lama
old car : mobil jadul

new : baru
news : berita/kabar

in : di dalam : in the class, in my bag

in : di : in Bogor

at : di : at school, at home
at : pada : at seven o’clock. at night

on : di atas : on the wall, on the table.

be into
be (is/are/am)

I am into swimming = I like swimming very much

She is into cooking = She likes cooking very much.

Address (kata benda) : What is your address?

live (kata keja) : tinggal : We live in Bogor.

live (kata sifat) : It is live concert., live music.
life (Kata benda) : kehidupan

hobby ; My hobby is swimming (tunggal, hobinya cuma satu jenis)

Hhbbies : My hobbies are reading, swimming, and cooking (jamak, hibinya lebih dari satu jenis)

Country / Noun Nationality / Adjective

Indonesia Indonesian
German Germany
Italia Italian
England British

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I am from Indonesia. I am Indonesian.

She is from England. She is British / She is English woman.

I am from Indonesia = I come from Indonesia.

She is from England = She comes from England.
Information to share

What information do we usually share?

 Name
 Age
 Date / place of birth
 Address
 Nationality
 Phone number
 Occupation
 Hobby

Asking Personal Information

 Name : 1. What is your name?

2. What is yours?

 Age : 1. How old are you?

2. What is your age?

 Date/place of birth : 1. When were you born?

2. Where were you born?

 Address : 1. Where do you live?

2. What is your address?

 Nationality/origin of place : 1. Where are you from?

2. Where do you come from?

 Phone number : 1. What is your phone number?

2. Can I have your number?

 Occupation : 1. What do you do?

2. What is your job?
3. What is your occupation?
3. What are you?

 Hobby : 1. What is your hobby?

2. What do you like to do?
Mentioning Personal Information

 Name : My name is .... / I am ….

You can call me ....

 Age : I’m ... years old.

I’m ....

 Date/place of birth : I was born on ... (date)

I was born in ... (place)

 Address : I live in ....

 Nationality / Origin of place : I’m from ....
I’m ....

 Phone number : It’s ....

 Occupation : I’m a ....

 Hobby : My hobbies are ....

I like ....

Cultural Awareness

 In English, we use a full name or a family name. Use a full name, first name or
short name (nickname) without a title.
In Indonesia, people tend to address a person by using the first name. This may
happen because most Indonesians do not have family names.