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Keluarga saya ada empat orang My family has four people
"ada" = there is/are. "berapa" = how many. Counting people uses the word "orang": Keluarga saya ada empat orang. Ask: Ada berapa orang? New vocabulary: family, father, mother, many, few, all, with, also, big. Pronunciation corner: stress and the schwa "e" in keluarga.
Dialogue
Keluargamu ada berapa orang? — How Many in Your Family?
- Budi Mike, keluargamu ada berapa orang? Mike, how many people are in your family?
- Mike Keluarga saya ada empat. My family has four. (slip: dropped orang)
- Budi Ada empat orang, ya — ayah, ibu, dan dua anak. Four people, yes — father, mother, and two children.
- Mike Ya! Keluarga saya ada empat orang. Keluargamu besar? Yes! My family has four people. Is your family big?
Dialogue
Keluarga besar — A Big Family
- Sari Keluarga saya besar, ada banyak orang. My family is big; there are many people.
- Mike Keluarga saya tidak besar, ada sedikit orang. My family is not big; there are few people.
- Sari Keluarga saya ada ayah, ibu, dan banyak orang. My family has a father, a mother, and many people.
- Mike Keluarga saya juga baik. My family is also good.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| keluarga | n. | family | |
| ada | v. | there is/are; to exist | |
| ayah | n. | father | |
| ibu | n. | mother | |
| berapa | det. | how many, how much | |
| banyak | adj. | many, much | |
| sedikit | adj. | few, a little | |
| semua | det. | all | |
| dengan | prep. | with | |
| juga | adv. | also, too | |
| besar | adj. | big |
Grammar
ada + berapa ada + berapa (having & counting)
"ada" berarti "there is/are" — menyatakan keberadaan: Keluarga saya ada empat orang (My family has four people). "berapa" menanyakan jumlah: Ada berapa orang? (How many people are there?). Saat menghitung orang, pakai kata bantu "orang" setelah angka: empat orang, dua orang. Urutannya: angka + orang.
"ada" means "there is/are" — it states existence: Keluarga saya ada empat orang (My family has four people). "berapa" asks a quantity: Ada berapa orang? (How many people are there?). When counting people, use the measure word "orang" after the number: empat orang, dua orang. The order is: number + orang.
- Keluarga saya ada empat orang. My family has four people.
- Keluargamu ada berapa orang? How many people are in your family?
- Keluarga saya besar, ada banyak orang. My family is big; there are many people.
pronunciation
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