Podcast #2 - How to Introduce Yourself in Indonesian

 Hello. This is the second episode of the podcast. At the end of the show, you’d be able to introduce yourself in Indonesian. So what is the first thing to say when you are introducing yourself. You might say, ‘Hello. My name is …” (your name). In Indonesian you would say, ‘Halo. Nama saya …’. It’s quite simple, isn’t it? They are even similar. ‘Helo. My name is …’ ‘Halo. Nama saya …’

                Okay. So ‘Halo. Nama saya Jeff’. What’s next? Maybe you wanna tell them about the place you currently live in. ‘I live in Manado’ for example. If you’re not aware of where Manado is. It is a capital city of North Celebes, one of Indonesian provinces. So ‘I live in Manado’ is ‘Saya tinggal di Manado’.

                When you have told about where do you currently live in. If you’re a foreigner, I think you’d like to tell that you’re not from Indonesia. You’re likely to say, ‘I am from Australia’ in Indonesian it would be, ‘Saya berasal dari Australia’. If you don’t know what’s your country name in Indonesian you can simply google it.

                The last thing you are likely to say is ‘It’s nice to meet you’ or something similar. In Indonesian it is ‘Senang bertemu dengan kamu’ or ‘Senang bertemu dengan Anda’. Wait, what’s the difference? Well, ‘Senang bertemu dengan Anda’ is formal and ‘Senang bertemu dengan kamu’ is less formal but both are polite. You would say, ‘Senang bertemu dengan Anda’ when you are speaking to your boss for example or your colleagues for the first time. It’s very formal. Whilst ‘Senang bertemu dengan kamu’ is fit in many situations. Like when you meet someone in beach, restaurant, road, et cetera.

                Okay. Let’s compile all these phrases into one sentence.

‘Halo. Nama saya Jeff. Saya tinggal di Manado. Saya berasal dari Indonesia. Senang bertemu dengan kamu.’

‘Hello. My name is Jeff. I live in Manado. I am from Indonesia. It’s nice to meet you’

Now, how do you ask someone to introduce themselves? ‘What’s your name?’ ‘Siapa nama kamu?’ ‘Where do you live?’ ‘Di mana kamu tinggal?’ ‘Where are you from? ‘Dari mana asal kamu?’ . Again, if you are speaking in very formal situation you need to change kamu with Anda. ‘Siapa nama Anda?, Di mana Anda tinggal?, Dari mana asal Anda?’

Now I will compile all these phrases into one sentence. I will do a monologue.

Halo. Siapa nama kamu?

Halo. Nama saya Jeff. Kamu?

Nama saya Kenzo. Di mana kamu tinggal?

Saya tinggal di Manado. Kamu?

Saya tinggal di Bali. Dari mana asal kamu?

Saya berasal dari Indonesia. Kamu?

Saya berasal dari Australia.

Do you notice that when I’m going to ask the same thing, I didn’t repeat the question instead I said ‘kamu?’ Why don’t I repeat the question like ‘Nama saya Jeff. Siapa nama kamu?’ You don’t necessarily have to do the same. You can repeat the question but I think it’s more efficient to only ask by saying ‘kamu?’ or ‘Anda?’ because the listener has known what are you asking about, it’s obvious.

So why don’t you introduce yourself by leaving a comment down below whereever you’re listening to this podcast. Please leave a review about this podcast. Whether this podcast is helpful or just simply a rubbish. Let me know, give a me a feedback. So that’s it from me. See you then!

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