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Conversation in Indonesian part 2 This is part 2 of a conversation between 2 people that I am writing. Please check it! Thanks! Joan: Saya dari Australia. Keluarga saya tinggal di Melbourne. [I come from Australia. My family lives in Melbourne.] Budi: Anda bersaudara berapa? [How many siblings do you have?] Joan: Kakak saya satu... Satu laki-laki. [I have one older sibling... one brother.] Adik saya dua. Keduanya perempuan. [I have 2 younger siblings. They are both female.] Budi: Ibu bapak masih ada? [Are your parents still alive?] Joan: Masih aktif saja. [Yes.]
Mar 22, 2015 12:11 PM
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Joan: Saya dari Australia. Keluarga saya tinggal di Melbourne. [I come from Australia. My family lives in Melbourne.] Budi: Anda bersaudara berapa? *[How many siblings do you have?] Joan: Kakak saya satu... Satu laki-laki.** [I have one older sibling... one brother.] Adik saya dua. Keduanya perempuan.*** [I have 2 younger siblings. They are both female.] Budi: Ibu bapak masih ada? [Are your parents still alive?] Joan: Masih aktif saja.*** [Yes.] *anda berapa bersaudara or you can say berapa saudara anda? **saya mempunyai satu kakak laki-laki its more simple *** "ya" or you can say "masih"
March 26, 2015
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Joan: Saya dari Australia. Keluarga saya tinggal di Melbourne. [I come from Australia. My family lives in Melbourne.] Budi: Berapa saudara Anda? [How many siblings do you have?] Joan: Saya punya seorang kakak, laki-laki. [I have one older sibling, male] Adik saya dua. Semuanya perempuan. [I have 2 younger siblings. All (are) female.] Budi: Ibu bapak masih ada? [Are your parents still alive?] Joan: Masih (ada). [Still (alive)] ------------- You can say, "Anda berapa bersaudara?" to literally ask "How many siblings are you?". So, if Joan is asked "Anda berapa bersaudara?" Joan would answer "Saya empat bersaudara" (literally "I'm four siblings"). "Masih aktif saja" (still active) makes it looks like Joan's parents are robots. xD However it can be used depending on the context.
March 22, 2015
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