Indonesian · BIPA 1 (A1) · Chapter 14
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.
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Jangan Lupa "di"— Don't Forget "di"
- MikeBudi, 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".
- MikeOh, toiletnya di mana?Oh — where's the toilet?
- BudiDi sana, dekat pintu.Over there, near the door.
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Atas atau Bawah?— atas or bawah?
- SariMike, kucingnya di mana?Mike, where's the cat?
- MikeKucingnya di bawah meja.The cat is under the table. (slip: it's on top — "di atas meja"; "bawah" means under)
- SariDi atas, Mike — kucingnya di atas meja, bukan di bawah.On top, Mike — the cat is on the table, not under it.
- MikeOh, kucingnya di atas meja! Dan anjingnya di bawah kursi.Oh, the cat is on the table! And the dog is under the chair.
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- di mana
adverbwhere
- di sini
adverbhere
- di sana
adverbthere
- toilet
nountoilet
- atas
nountop, above
- bawah
nounbottom, under
- dalam
nounin, inside
- dekat
adjectivenear
- jauh
adjectivefar
- sebelah
nounbeside, next to
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di + di mana (location)
Explanation
"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".
Examples
- 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.
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