Indonesian: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Develop knowledge of structures and vocabulary for describing people, places and things, such as pronouns, ber- and me- verbs, adjectives, prepositions and word order
Elaborations
identifying people using, for example, terms of address (Ibu/Bapak), pronouns (saya, kamu/Anda, dia, mereka, family members) and some pe- nouns, for example, pemain, pedagang, penjual
identifying things and animals using concrete nouns, for example, school (ruang kelas, aula, tas sekolah), objects (tempat tidur, bak mandi, sepeda), places (taman, desa, hutan, pantai, mesjid) and animals (anjing, kucing, orang utan), and some nouns with -an suffix, for example, makanan, rambutan, lingkaran
describing the qualities of people, for example, adjectives of character and appearance (gemuk, tinggi, baik hati, lucu, sopan)
describing qualities, of objects and animals using adjectives (besar, kecil, panas, manis, hijau, kuning ,jinak, lucu, galak)
indicating quantity using plurals, for example, buku-buku, tiga buku, banyak
referring to numbers of things using cardinal numbers (puluh, belas, ratus, ribu, juta), and things in a sequence using ordinal numbers (pertama, ke-)
greeting and farewelling, for example, Selamat…, Sampai jumpa
telling others to do something using imperatives, for example, Duduklah, Diamlah, Ayo, Mulai
indicating possession, placing possessive pronouns (saya, Anda/kamu/-mu, dia/nya,mereka) after the noun, and using ber- and mempunyai
describing simple actions using base word (for example, tahu, suka naik, tidur), and ber- and me- verbs
negating using tidak, bukan and belum
specifying place and location, for example, di sini, di sana, di atas, di bawah
describing actor, action and object using subject-verb-object construction
referring to existence/presence, for example, ada, tidak ada
giving directions and information about place using prepositions (di/ke, dari), and about people using the prepositions dengan, kepada
locating events in time, for example, days, dates and months (hari Sabtu, bulan Juli, Hari Ulang Tahun, hari Natal,pada akhir minggu, Idul Fitri, bulan puasa), and referring to the past and future using time indicators (sebelum, sesudah, kemarin, besok)
seeking information and assistance using interrogatives, for example, siapa, apa, bagaimana, berapa, dari mana, di mana, ke mana, apakah, kapan, berapa lama, jam berapa?, permisi boleh saya…
joining ideas using conjunctions, for example, dan, karena, tetapi, atau
expressing emotion, for example, wah, aduh, asyik, sayang, hebat
expressing modality, for example, bisa, harus, boleh, mau
comparing things using comparatives and superlatives, for example, lebih…daripada, paling
