Hello and welcome to Bet.ID Podcast. The
podcast where I talk about Indonesian language and things related to it so that
you can improve your listening comprehension and get to know more about
Indonesian and its cultures. I’m Jeff
This is the episode number 25. This podcast is
requested by a friend from England. Hello there! So, she asked me to share a
few things about my hometown. I was thinking of telling my hometown history but
then I decided not to do that
since it would be too long. Before we go further, if you’d like to read the
transcripts for this episode, just click the link down below.
I
guess some of you might know that I am from Manado. So, Manado is one of
Indonesian cities and it is located in the North Celebes province. North
Celebes shares a border with Philippines. Today I’m not gonna tell you about
the history of my hometown but I’m just gonna go over 4 facts which I found on
internet and I’m gonna confirm these facts whether they are true or not. So, I
found 4 facts about Manado, are they correct? Let’s find out!
1.
Manado is the second biggest
city in Sulawesi
The article says, ‘Manado is the second biggest city in Sulawesi
right after Makassar, its area is about 15.726 hectares. It consists of 11
districts and 87 sub-disctricts.”
Well, actually it’s not called district and sub-district because
we’ve got some words in Indonesian for those words. I’m just doing a free
translation now. So, is this 1st fact true? Well, I guess it is.
2.
Manadonese cuisine is
well-known of its spicy taste
It says, ‘Manadonese cuisine is popular of its spicy
yet delicious taste. That’s why the Manadonese always try to maintain the chili
price stable and affordable since it is one of their cuisine main ingredients.’
So, is this 2nd fact true? 1000% true
since we really like spicy food.
3.
Manadonese women are popular
for their beauty
It says, ‘One reason why there are many beautiful
women in Manado is because back then many Manadonese women got married to Dutch
men. This interracial marriage was the reason why there are many beautiful
women in Manado.’
It sounds a bit racist to me because beauty is
relative. Everyone has their own preference about this matter. So, I’d say that
this so-called 3rd fact is not true.
4.
Manadonese language has so many
loanwords
It reads, ‘Many years ago, Tondano which is a region
in Manado was colonized by the Portuguese. In fact, the people there were
really welcome with Portuguese culture. That’s why there are many Portuguese
words in Manadonese language.’
Is this 4th fact true? I believe it is. For
instance, fork is garpu in Indonesian but in Manadonese it is forek, it came
from Dutch. Good bye is selamat tinggal in Indonesian as well is Manadonese yet
we have a slang for saying selamat tinggal in Manadose that is Vaya con Dios
and it came from Spanish I believe. Child is anak in both Manadonese and
Indonesian still we also say ‘kodomo’ for child which came from Japanese and
many other loanwords. So, I can confirm that this 5th fact is
completely true!
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