Indonesian Grammar in Context Volume 1: Asyik Berbahasa Indonesia

Chapter 1: Ratih Tinggal di Yogyakarta

Pelajaran 1 Ratih Tinggal di Yogyakarta 1 Yogyakarta The city of Yogyakarta, situated in Central Java at the foot of Mount Merapi, is an important cultural and educational center of Java. This large sprawling city is home to rich artistic traditions of dance, gamelan music, wayang (puppet) shows, and batik making. One important center of the traditional arts, which sponsors performances of wayang and dances, is the Kraton Yogyakarta Hadiningrat (the Yogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace). This palace was built in 1756 and is currently the residence of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X. During the revolutionary period, 1945–1949, Yogyakarta became the capital city of Indonesia and, thus, has a special place in the history of the Indonesian independence struggle. Malioboro Street Malioboro Street is a famous commercial area of the city where locals and tourists alike shop for various handicrafts and dine at the numerous indoor and outdoor restaurants. Ratih moves to Yogyakarta In this lesson, Ratih has just moved to Yogyakarta (Yogya) to study at the University of Gadjah Mada or UGM, the largest university in the city and the oldest one in the country. Ratih, like many other university students, lives at a rumah Yogyakarta kos or a boardinghouse. In Ratih’s case, she is staying at her aunt Ningsih’s boardinghouse. Yogyakarta is well known as a student town because of the numbers of students from all over the archipelago who come to study at one of the city’s many universities. In this chapter you will: Lesson 1.1 ■ Learn the subject plus predicate word order of the basic Indonesian sentence. ■ Practice the intonation and stress patterns of the subject-predicate word order. ■ Learn the two basic types of predicates: verbal and nominal. ■ Practice introducing yourself and telling where you are from and where you currently live. Lesson 1.2 ■ Practice using tidak to negate verbal predicates. ■ Practice using apa to create a yes/no question. Lesson 1.3 ■ Learn the following expressions to address the second person: Anda, name, term of address, and term of address plus name. Lesson 1.4 ■ Learn the words for numbers from 0 to 10. ■ Learn and practice two sentence patterns for asking for someone’s telephone number. Lesson 1.5 ■ Learn how to use the existential verb ada to ask and answer questions. ■ Learn how to use the negation of the existential verb, tidak ada, to answer questions. 2 ■ Pelajaran 1 Ratih Tinggal di Yogyakarta Universitas Gadjah Mada 1.1 Subyek dan Predikat Ratih Nama saya Ratih. Saya berasal dari Jakarta. Saya mahasiswa Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) di Yogyakarta. Saya belajar arsitektur. Saya tinggal di rumah kos di Jalan Mawar. Whole class activity Comprehension exercise–Oral: Answer the following questions. 1. Siapa namanya? 2. Ratih berasal dari mana? 3. Ratih belajar di mana? 4. Ratih belajar apa? 5. Ratih tinggal di mana? 3 In this lesson you will: ■ Learn the subject plus predicate word order of the basic Indonesian sentence. ■ Practice the intonation and stress patterns of the subject-predicate word order. ■ Learn the two basic types of predicates: verbal and nominal. ■ Practice introducing yourself and telling where you are from and where you currently live. Teman-teman Ratih Nama saya Rudi. Saya berasal dari Ambon. Saya belajar biologi di Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta. Saya tinggal di Asrama Pahlawan. Nama saya Ayu. Saya berasal dari Semarang. Saya belajar bahasa Inggris di Universitas Gadjah Mada. Sekarang, saya tinggal di Jalan Melati. Saya Iwan. Saya berasal dari Pekan Baru. Saya belajar ekonomi di Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta. Saya tinggal di Asrama Pahlawan. Pair work Comprehension exercise–Written: Read the previous paragraphs, and then fill in the following table. For example: Siswa A: Rudi berasal dari mana? Siswa B: Rudi berasal dari Ambon. No. Rudi Ayu Iwan 1. berasal dari Ambon _____________ _____________ 2. tinggal di _____________ _____________ _____________ 3. belajar di _____________ _____________ _____________ 4. belajar _____________ _____________ _____________ 4 ■ Pelajaran 1 Ratih Tinggal di Yogyakarta Rudi Ayu Iwan ■Latihan Pair work Exercise 1–Written: Find the subjects and predicates in the following sentences. Put a slash (/) between the subject and predicate and label the two segments with S and P . 1. Ratih / berasal dari Jakarta. S P 2. Ratih tinggal di rumah kos. 3. Ratih belajar arsitektur. 4. Rudi berasal dari Ambon. 5. Iwan belajar ekonomi. 6. Ayu tinggal di Jalan Melati. 7. Ayu belajar bahasa Inggris. 8. Iwan berasal dari Pekan Baru. 9. Iwan tinggal di Asrama Pahlawan...