Bunyi dan Penekanan

By Speak Indo, original reading practice from the Speak Indo course.

Sounds and Stress. A teacher explains how consonants and stress keep Indonesian words clear.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Kenapa bunyi saya masih kurang jelas?
   Why are my sounds still unclear?
2. Perhatikan konsonan di akhir kata.
   Pay attention to consonants at the end of words.
3. Apakah penekanan juga penting?
   Is stress important too?
4. Ya, tetapi penekanannya tidak terlalu kuat.
   Yes, but the stress is not too strong.
5. Saya sering mendengar kata bangsa.
   I often hear the word bangsa.
6. Ucapkan ng dan s dengan jelas.
   Pronounce ng and s clearly.
7. Baik, saya akan berlatih lagi.
   Okay, I will practise again.
8. Bagus. Baca pelan, lalu lebih cepat.
   Good. Read slowly, then more quickly.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• kenapa, why
• saya, I
• kurang, lacking
• jelas, clear / obvious
• konsonan, consonant
• di, at
• akhir, end
• penekanan, stress
• juga, also
• penting, important
• ya, yes
• tetapi, but (formal)