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1 INDONESIAN

2 For more information, call or visit us at Package Design by: Maia Kennedy and Recorded Program 1999 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Reading Booklet 1999 Simon & Schuster, Inc. Pimsleur is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Mfg. in USA. All rights reserved.

3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDONESIAN VOICES English-Speaking Instructor... Ray Brown Female Indonesian Speaker. Ketty M. Rosenfeld Male Indonesian Speaker... Henry Simanjuntak COURSE WRITERS Ketty Munaf Rosenfeld Christopher J. Gainty EDITORS Mary E. Green Dr. Ulrike S. Rettig EXECUTIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR Beverly D. Heinle Producer & Director Christopher Best Recording Engineer Peter S. Turpin iii

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5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Reading Lessons Introduction Unit Two Unit Three Unit Four Unit Five Unit Six Unit Eight Unit Nine Unit Ten vi v

6 Introduction Reading can be defined as the ability to decode written language to understand the meaning. To put it another way, reading consists of coming back to speech through its graphic symbols. In short, meanings reside in the sounds of the spoken language. Speaking a language is the necessary first step to acquiring the ability to read a language with meaning. The recorded portion of the reading materials for this program will be found at the end of most units, starting with Unit Two. You can do the readings as it is most convenient for you. They can be done individually with each unit or at a more appropriate time afterwards. Instructions on how to proceed with the readings are contained in the audio portion of the course. This course teaches Bahasa Indonesia, which is the official language of Indonesia. There are many dialects spoken in Indonesia, but everyone learns and speaks Bahasa Indonesia. Bahasa Indonesia is a form of Malay, an Austronesian (or Malayo-Poleynesian) language vi

7 Introduction (continued) which had been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries. It was elevated to the status of official language with the Indonesian declaration of independence in 194 It is spoken as a mother tongue by 7% of the population in Indonesia and 45% of the population of Malaysia, but all together, almost 200 million people speak it as a second language with varying degrees of proficiency. It is an essential means of communication in a region with more than 300 native languages, used for business and administrative purposes, at all levels of education and in all mass media.

8 Indonesian 1. 1 Unit Two apa malam bisa laki-laki dari kabar Apa kabar? Baik. naik kain pagi Selamat pagi!

9 Unit Three erti mengerti Saya mengerti. Inggris tinggi penggaris bahasa bahasa Inggris Saya mengerti bahasa Inggris. cara bicara Saya bisa bicara --- Saya bisa bicara bahasa Inggris. 3

10 Unit Four itu begitu pak tidak bapak Bapak mengerti --- Bapak mengerti bahasa Inggris. Bapak tidak mengerti. kalau Kalau bapak? mau atau Harimau atau kerbau? 4

11 Unit Five 1. 1 kasih tahu Bapak tahu. Bapak tidak tahu. lihat Ibu mau tahu. Terima kasih. olah Gatot Subroto Jalan Gatot Subroto Saya tidak tahu. 5

12 Unit Six empat tempat ditempat Jalan ditempat! sedikit Sedikit sedikit saja. hotel restoran Merdeka jendela bintang Hotel bintang empat --- ada di jalan Merdeka. Unit Seven No Readings 6

13 Unit Eight 1. angklung belerang orang Inggris Dengan siapa? jangan omong kosong Jangan omong kosong! uang Saya mau uang Amerika --- dengan uang Inggris. 7

14 Unit Nine Maaf. saat Ibu taat belajar. Tolong jangan bicara. ulang ulangi diulangi Maaf, tolong diulangi lagi. tangan tangani ditangani Tolong ditangani saat ini. 8

15 Unit Ten yang Mau yang mana? sayang Kasih sayang ibu. nyanyi menyanyi Mbak suka menyanyi lagu Inggris. nyenyak selera berbeda Selera ibu berbeda --- dengan selera bapak. harganya ingin Saya ingin tahu yang --- ini harganya berapa 9

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