Here's an exercise to practice your 'translation' skills, and remember, 'translate' the IDEA, not the words Bob Saja (Just Bob) (Play with new pop-out player that stays in view as you scroll down reading the dialogue.)
(Click for old player. )
Andy (and you) meet Bob at Bintang Bahasa:
(Type in a natural expression in English that matches the corresponding IDEA being expressed in Bahasa.)
Selamat datang di Bintang Bahasa. B: (?) Di mana? u: (?) Di Bintang Bahasa. B: (?) Di mana itu? u: (?) Di sini. B: (?) Bintang Bahasa (ada) di sini. (?) Ini Bintang Bahasa. (?) Oh, iya? u: (?) Iya! Ini Bintang Bahasa! B: (?) …uhh… kamu siapa? u: (?) Saya? Saya Bob. B: (?) Bob? u: (?) Iya, Bob. B: (?) Bob siapa? u: (?) Bob saja. B: (?) Bob Saja? u: (?) Iya, Bob saja. B: (?) Oke, Mister Saja… u: (?) Nggak, nggak. Bob. Bob saja. B: (?) Iya, saya bilang Mister Saja. u: (?) Tapi nama saya Bob saja. B: (?) Bob Saja? u: (?) Iya, Bob saja. B: (?) Oke, Mister Saja… u: (?) Nggak, nggak. Bob. Bob saja. B: (?) Bob Saja? u: (?) Iya, Bob saja. B: (?) Oke, Saja. u: (?) Nggak, nama saya Bob. B: (?) Bob? u: (?) Iya, Bob. Bob saja. B: (?) Bob Saja? u: (?) Iya, Bob saja. B: (?) Saya di mana? u: (?) Di Bintang Bahasa. B: (?) Dan… Bintang Bahasa di mana? u: (?) Di sini. B: (?) Ini Bintang Bahasa. (?) Dan nama kamu…? u: (?) Bob. B: (?) Bob Saja? u: (?) Iya, Bob saja. B: (?) Dan di sini Bintang Bahasa? u: (?) Betul. B: (?) Oke… saya ada di Bintang Bahasa dan kamu Bob Saja. u: (?) Betul. B: (?) Kamu dari mana? (?) Saya? u: (?) Iya, kamu. B: (?) Saya dari Australia. u: (?) Ahh!! Australia. B: (?) Nama kamu siapa? (?) Nama saya? u: (?) Iya, nama kamu. Nama kamu siapa? B: (?) Nama saya Andy. u: (?) Hai Andy, selamat datang di Bintang Bahasa. B: (?) Hai…. Bob? u: (?) Bagus! B: (?) Mari… kita lihat. (?)
Welcome... to Bintang Bahasa. To where? To Bintang Bahasa. Where's that? Here. Bintang Bahasa is here. This is Bintang Bahasa. Oh, yeah? Yes! This is Bintang Bahasa! …uhh… Who are you? Me? I'm Bob. Bob? Yes, Bob. Bob who? Just Bob. Just Bob? Yes, just Bob. Ok, Just Bob. No, no. Bob. Just Bob. Yeah, that's what I said, Just Bob. But my name is just Bob. Just Bob? Yes, just Bob. Ok, Just Bob. No, no. Bob. Just Bob. Just Bob? Yes, just Bob. Ok, Just. No, my name is Bob. Bob? Yes, Bob. Just Bob. Just Bob? Yes, just Bob. Where am I? At Bintang Bahasa. And… where's Bintang Bahasa? Here. This is Bintang Bahasa. And your name is…? Bob. Just Bob? Yeah, just Bob. And this is Bintang Bahasa? Correct. Ok… I'm at Bintang Bahasa and you're Just Bob. Correct. Where are you from? Me? Yes, you. I'm from Australia. Ahh!! Australia. What's your name? My name? Yes, your name. What's your name? My name's Andy. Hi Andy, welcome to Bintang Bahasa. Hi…. Bob? Good! Come… let's have a look.
How'd you make out? At this level, this should be a fairly easy exercise. With more advanced dialogues it's a useful exercise to make sure you got the right idea being expressed. It's also very useful for beginning to develop your translating and even your interpreting ability.
