By Speak Indo, original reading practice from the Speak Indo course.
Sound Practice in the Mirror. A learner watches mouth position in a mirror while practising Indonesian sounds.
The dialogue, line by line
Everyday register: safe classroom speech. Clear teacher-learner language that gives accurate mouth-position guidance and compares sounds directly. Everyday wording appears first; a standard reference is shown underneath when the wording differs.
Coba lihat posisi lidah dan bibir di cermin. Look at the position of your tongue and lips in the mirror. Standard reference: Lihat posisi lidah dan bibir kamu di cermin.
Gimana posisi lidah untuk bunyi c? How should I position my tongue for the c sound? Standard reference: Bagaimana posisi lidah saya untuk bunyi c?
Dekatkan lidah ke belakang gigi atas, lalu lepaskan seperti ch. Bring the tongue close behind the upper teeth, then release it like the ch sound. Standard reference: Dekatkan lidah ke belakang gigi atas, lalu lepaskan seperti bunyi ch.
Sekarang saya coba kata cinta. Now I will try the word cinta.
Bagus. Sekarang coba ny di kata nyamuk. Good. Now the ny sound in the word nyamuk. Standard reference: Bagus. Sekarang bunyi ny dalam kata nyamuk.
Oke. Bagian tengah lidah menyentuh langit-langit mulut. I understand. The middle of the tongue touches the roof of the mouth. Standard reference: Saya mengerti. Bagian tengah lidah menyentuh langit-langit mulut.
Sekarang bandingkan ng di senang dan ny di banyak. Now compare ng in senang and ny in banyak. Standard reference: Sekarang bandingkan ng dalam senang dan ny dalam banyak.
Sudah. Sekarang bedanya lebih jelas. Done. The difference is clearer now. Standard reference: Sudah. Sekarang perbedaannya lebih jelas.