Kelas Tata Bahasa

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

A Grammar Class. A teacher explains the small connecting words that hold sentences together.

The dialogue, line by line

1. Hari ini kita belajar kata penghubung.
   Today we are learning connecting words.
2. Yang mana saja, Bu?
   Which ones?
3. Jika, ketika, oleh, bahwa, dan terhadap.
   If, when, by, that, and towards.
4. Bisa kasih contoh?
   Can you give an example?
5. Jika hujan, saya di rumah.
   If it rains, I stay at home.
6. Kalau ketika bagaimana?
   How about when?
7. Ketika saya kecil, saya tinggal di desa.
   When I was small, I lived in a village.
8. Misal untuk oleh?
   An example for by?
9. Surat itu ditulis oleh guru.
   That letter was written by the teacher.
10. Bahwa dipakai kapan?
    When is that used?
11. Saya pikir bahwa ini benar.
    I think that this is correct.
12. Terhadap artinya apa?
    What does towards mean?
13. Sikap dia terhadap saya baik.
    His attitude towards me is good.
14. Apa pun yang saya tanya, Ibu selalu jawab.
    Whatever I ask, you always answer.
15. Tanya saja. Kamu bisa belajar di mana pun.
    Just ask. You can learn anywhere.

Vocabulary in this dialogue

• hari ini, today
• kita, we (including you)
• belajar, to study
• yang, which / who / that (relativizer)
• jika, if (formal)
• ketika, when (at the time that)
• oleh, by (passive agent)
• bahwa, that (conjunction)
• dan, and
• terhadap, towards / against / regarding
• bisa, can
• contoh, example