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Toiletnya di mana? Where's the toilet?
di = "at/in"; di mana = where (di + mana). Ask: Toiletnya di mana? Answer with di sini/di sana, or di + atas/bawah/dalam + thing: Kucing di atas meja. Don't forget "di" — "Toilet mana?" means "which one", "Toilet di mana?" means "in what place". New vocabulary: di mana, di sini, di sana, toilet, atas, bawah, dalam, dekat, jauh, sebelah. Pronunciation corner: place words with clear vowels.
Dialogue
Jangan Lupa "di" — Don't Forget "di"
- Mike Budi, toilet mana? Budi, which toilet? (slip: without "di", "mana" means "which" — for "where" say "Toiletnya di mana?")
- Budi "Toiletnya di mana?", Mike — tanpa "di", "mana" berarti "yang mana". It's "Toiletnya di mana?", Mike — without "di", "mana" means "which one".
- Mike Oh, toiletnya di mana? Oh — where's the toilet?
- Budi Di sana, dekat pintu. Over there, near the door.
Dialogue
Atas atau Bawah? — atas or bawah?
- Sari Mike, kucingnya di mana? Mike, where's the cat?
- Mike Kucingnya di bawah meja. The cat is under the table. (slip: it's on top — "di atas meja"; "bawah" means under)
- Sari Di atas, Mike — kucingnya di atas meja, bukan di bawah. On top, Mike — the cat is on the table, not under it.
- Mike Oh, kucingnya di atas meja! Dan anjingnya di bawah kursi. Oh, the cat is on the table! And the dog is under the chair.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| di mana | adv. | where | |
| di sini | adv. | here | |
| di sana | adv. | there | |
| toilet | n. | toilet | |
| atas | n. | top, above | |
| bawah | n. | bottom, under | |
| dalam | n. | in, inside | |
| dekat | adj. | near | |
| jauh | adj. | far | |
| sebelah | n. | beside, next to |
Grammar
di + di mana (tempat) di + di mana (location)
"di" berarti "di/pada" — kata depan tempat. "di mana" = where (di + mana), biasanya di akhir kalimat: Toiletnya di mana? Jawab dengan kata tempat: di sini, di sana, atau di + atas/bawah/dalam/dekat + benda: Kucing di atas meja, Anjing di bawah kursi, Uang di dalam tas. Hati-hati: "di" itu wajib. "Toilet mana?" (tanpa di) berarti "toilet yang mana"; "Toilet di mana?" berarti "di tempat apa". Begitu juga di jawaban — jangan bilang "Kucing atas meja", harus "Kucing di atas meja".
"di" means "at/in" — a place preposition. "di mana" = where (di + mana), usually at the end: Toiletnya di mana? Answer with a place word: di sini, di sana, or di + atas/bawah/dalam/dekat + thing: Kucing di atas meja, Anjing di bawah kursi, Uang di dalam tas. Careful: "di" is required. "Toilet mana?" (without di) means "which toilet"; "Toilet di mana?" means "in what place". Same in the answer — don't say "Kucing atas meja", it must be "Kucing di atas meja".
- Toiletnya di mana? — Di sana. Where's the toilet? — Over there.
- Kucing di atas meja. The cat is on the table.
- Anjing di bawah kursi. The dog is under the chair.
- Uang di dalam tas. The money is in the bag.
pronunciation
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