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How many books? Berapa banyak buku?
Pakai How many + kata benda jamak untuk menanyakan jumlah: How many books? — Three books. Jawabannya juga memakai angka + bentuk jamak. Aturan -s dari bab 11 berlaku baik di pertanyaan maupun jawaban. Kata baru: how many, many, some, all, book, pen, bag, apple, dog, cat, thing. Pojok pelafalan melatih irama angka + jamak (three ˈbooks, two ˈdogs), dan mengintip bahwa -s yang sama juga melekat pada kata kerja (he likes).
Dialogue
How Many Books? — Berapa Banyak Buku?
- Emma Minsu, how many books do you have? Minsu, kamu punya berapa buku?
- Minsu I have six book. Saya punya enam buku. (kesalahan: jamak — books)
- Emma Six books — with the -s. And how many pens? "Six books" — dengan -s. Lalu berapa pena?
- Minsu I have some pens and many apples! Saya punya beberapa pena dan banyak apel!
Dialogue
All My Cats — Semua Kucingku
- Jack Minsu, how many dogs do you have? Minsu, kamu punya berapa anjing?
- Minsu I have one dog and three cat. Saya punya satu anjing dan tiga kucing. (kesalahan: jamak — cats)
- Jack Three cats! Are all the cats here? Tiga kucing! Apakah semua kucingnya ada di sini?
- Minsu Yes, all my cats are here. They are good! Ya, semua kucing saya ada di sini. Mereka baik!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| how many | /haʊ ˈmeni/ | phr. | berapa banyak |
| many | /ˈmeni/ | det. | banyak |
| some | /sʌm/ | det. | beberapa |
| all | /ɔːl/ | det. | semua |
| book | /bʊk/ | n. | buku |
| pen | /pen/ | n. | pena |
| bag | /bæɡ/ | n. | tas |
| apple | /ˈæpl/ | n. | apel |
| dog | /dɒɡ/ | n. | anjing |
| cat | /kæt/ | n. | kucing |
| thing | /θɪŋ/ | n. | benda |
Grammar
Counting: How many...? Menghitung: How many...?
To ask the number of things, use "How many + plural noun?": How many books? How many dogs do you have? The noun is plural even in the question. Answer with a number + the same plural noun: Three books. Two dogs. With one, the noun is singular: one book, one dog. Remember: many languages do not change the noun, but English keeps the -s every time the count is more than one.
Untuk menanyakan jumlah benda, pakai "How many + kata benda jamak?": How many books? How many dogs do you have? Dalam pertanyaan kata bendanya juga jamak. Jawab dengan angka + kata benda jamak yang sama: Three books. Two dogs. Dengan one, kata bendanya tunggal: one book, one dog. Ingat: banyak bahasa tidak mengubah kata benda, tapi bahasa Inggris selalu menjaga -s ketika jumlahnya lebih dari satu.
- How many books? — Three books. /haʊ ˈmeni bʊks θriː bʊks/ Berapa banyak buku? — Tiga buku.
- How many dogs do you have? — I have two dogs. /haʊ ˈmeni dɒɡz duː juː hæv aɪ hæv tuː dɒɡz/ Kamu punya berapa anjing? — Saya punya dua anjing.
- How many apples? — Some apples. /haʊ ˈmeni ˈæplz sʌm ˈæplz/ Berapa banyak apel? — Beberapa apel.
- I have one cat and many books. /aɪ hæv wʌn kæt ænd ˈmeni bʊks/ Saya punya satu kucing dan banyak buku.
pronunciation
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