Wednesday, May 1, 2013

How to say "there is, there are" in Indonesian ?

-There is / There are = "Ada"

For Example :

1. Ada gadis cantik di taman
    ( There is a beautiful girl at the park )
2. Di negara ini, ada banyak pulau-pulau
    ( In this country, there are many islands )
3. Ada beberapa koran yang dijual di toko itu
    ( There are some newspapers sold at that store )

-Furthermore, "Ada" also means "to be present", "to live" describing that it exists.

For Example :


1. Pak dito ada di Jepang ( Mr.dito is in Japan ) / Pak dito di Jepang
2. Di mana buku aku ? ( Where is my book ? )
    the answer = Bukumu ada di kamar ( Your book is in the room ) / Bukumu di kamar

3. Ada Ibumu di kamar ? ( Is your mother in the room ? )
    the answer = Iya, ada ( Yes, there is )

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